8 Biggest Sunderland Rumours That Never Happened

2. Sunderland Red Bulls

We've all heard about the Red Bulls franchise, and given the fact that the Americans love a wacky team name, New York was a perfect destination for the energy drinks company to set up a team. Since then, they've expanded to FC Red Bull Salzburg, but could it have been Red Bull Sunderland?

Rumours were rife about Red Bull moving into the Premier League market, and there were strong suggestions that Sunderland were an option once Niall Quinn's initial consortium investment began to slow down. Countless, countless forum threads went into meltdown with everyone suddenly turning into a true ITKs and realising their relations were all board members of Red Bull. Nothing ever materialised, but you can guarantee every time Red Bull is whispered in relation to the Premier League, the infamous rumours will swirl once again.