Around the EFL: Why are Coventry and Sunderland rivals?
Geography has zero to do with one of the strangest rivalries in England
Coventry’s 2-1 victory over Sunderland on Saturday was the installment in one of the most intense rivalries that nobody outside supporters of the two clubs are aware of. But it’s a very big deal to older supporters of both clubs, though to younger supporters, it’s probably just the stuff of lore passed down from the previous generation.
So why exactly …
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