Will be interesting to see how the Makems justify, or not, their Club’s choice of venue for winter training.
Sunderland official announcement – 27 October 2022:
Sunderland’s first-team squad will embark on a winter training camp this November.
Following the Lads’ Friday night fixture away to Birmingham City, there will be a three-week pause in the Sky Bet Championship season for the FIFA World Cup.
Mowbray and the senior squad will travel to the UAE during that period, as the team undertake a week-long warm-weather training camp in Dubai.
“After the Birmingham game, the team will have a week’s break to spend time with their families and relax before we go to Dubai for a training camp,” explained the Head
“Following the trip, we will have a full week’s training in preparation for Millwall at the start of December when we reboot our season.”
This is part of the UAE overview on Wikipedia:
‘Human rights groups, such as Amnesty International, Freedom House and Human Rights Watch, regard UAE as generally substandard on human rights, with citizens criticising the regime imprisoned and tortured, families harassed by the state security apparatus, and cases of forced disappearances.

Sunderland official announcement – 27 October 2022:
Sunderland’s first-team squad will embark on a winter training camp this November.
Following the Lads’ Friday night fixture away to Birmingham City, there will be a three-week pause in the Sky Bet Championship season for the FIFA World Cup.
Mowbray and the senior squad will travel to the UAE during that period, as the team undertake a week-long warm-weather training camp in Dubai.
“After the Birmingham game, the team will have a week’s break to spend time with their families and relax before we go to Dubai for a training camp,” explained the Head
“Following the trip, we will have a full week’s training in preparation for Millwall at the start of December when we reboot our season.”
This is part of the UAE overview on Wikipedia:
‘Human rights groups, such as Amnesty International, Freedom House and Human Rights Watch, regard UAE as generally substandard on human rights, with citizens criticising the regime imprisoned and tortured, families harassed by the state security apparatus, and cases of forced disappearances.