Sunderland have several players on international duty right now. Among those are Northern Ireland duo Dan Ballard and Trai Hume, who got off to a winning start in the Nations League on Thursday. Hume captained Northern Ireland to a 2-0 win vs Luxembourg, with Northern Irish media hailing Hume and Ballard for their performances. Elsewhere, Leo Hjelde, Alan Browne, Chris Mepham, and Milan Aleksic are all on international duty with their respective nations (Hjelde with Norway U21s). There’s also England youth call-ups for Jobe Bellingham and Chris Rigg, with fellow academy players Rhys Walsh and …
