17 years of following SAFC from afar - and finally, they got to see their heroes at the Stadium of Light
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00:00Meet the twins who just can't get enough of Sunderland.
00:04Jan Marco and Matteo Fermi live in Italy, but they've had a love affair with Wearside
00:10since 2007, when they first played the Football Manager game.
00:16They got to know names such as Kenwyn Jones, Darren Bent and Phil Bardsley.
00:22But their dream of coming to Wearside only came true in 2024, when they came to the Sol
00:29and were reduced to tears by the kindness of Sunderland people.
00:34They met Lee Catamoul, Mickey Horsfall, visited the Fans Museum and sang along with the fans
00:40in the North Stand during the Millwall game.
00:43Afterwards they admitted the Black Cats had got under their skin.
00:49Thank you Sunderland, you're amazing, and if you have a story of incredible kindness
00:55to share, email chris.cordner at nationalworld.com