On Saturday, 7 December 2013, football teams across the Premier League – at every stadium – paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela.
Sunderland Association Football Club (AFC) held a minute of applause to honour the late Mr Mandela ahead of the Sunderland AFC v Tottenham Hotspur home game at the Stadium of Light.
“It was an amazing moment, of which we am sure there will be many, many more across the world,” said Sunderland’s Partnerships Manager, Clair Cogdon.