Sunderland manager Roy Keane has revealed that he has a zero tolerance policy towards verbal abuse. The Black Cats boss announced his policy following comments from the Sunderland crowd during the Carling Cup tie against Northampton last night. He said: "One or two supporters were abusing me and that is something I won't tolerate. Click to continue reading...

Gary Ablett has thrown down a League Cup gauntlet to his young starlets ahead of their clash with Sunderland tonight.

With the Carling Cup third round tie against Crewe Alexandra beckoning at Anfield next Tuesday night, Ablett is hoping the likes of Stephen Darby and Jay Spearing can impress manager Rafael Benitez and give him a selection poser. Click to continue reading...

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Nice, well-deserved snippet re Lee Cook. (Also nice to see other players, not just for themselves). And of course, always nice to see people giving to, not just taking from, QPR!

Guardian/Ben McFarland - More of the world's most philanthropic footballers ...
Hot on the heels of last week's philanthropic account of Damiano Tommasi come more altruistic examples of benevolent ballplayers. Click to continue reading...

With one month of Premiership action out of the way, Premiership Talk reviews all twenty teams and grades them based on their early season performances. Sunderland The Black Cats have quietly put together a good side up north, and fans plan on avoiding the relegation battle that they saw last season. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland have completed the signing of George McCartney from West Ham for a fee in the region of £5.5million. The Northern Irishman has signed a five-year contract and his move back to the Stadium of Light sees the Hammers make a big cash return on a player they signed from the Black Cats in a reported [. Click to continue reading...

Danny Higgnbotham has rejoined Stoke from Sunderland on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 29-year-old returns to the Britannia Stadium after just one year with the Black Cats following a £3million move in the summer of 2007.



Everton have also made another late signing, bolstering their goalkeeping reserves with the signing of Carlo Nash from Wigan. Click to continue reading...

Deadline-Day transfer rumours are rife that George McCartney is on the verge of a shock move back to Sunderland. The Wearsiders had a £4.5million bid for the West Ham defender rejected by the east Londoners and the player earlier in the summer. But Black Cats boss Roy Keane is desperate to sign a left-sided full-back and is [. Click to continue reading...

After a summer of spending, it's perfectly natural that the Black Cats would have to release the odd player or two. While Roy Keane has bemoaned the fact that a lot of his squad members would prefer to sit on the bench / play for the reserves than get first-team ... Click to continue reading...

The sale of Anton Ferdinandto Sunderland was confirmed today by the club for an undisclosed fee (rumours estimate his sale cost the Black Cats between £6-8 million). The club website reports that Anton's move was "in the best interest of the club", something that I find hard to believe unless they are speaking in purely [. Click to continue reading...

By JAMES CLARKIt's not the fact that we're losing Anton Ferdinand (pictured) to Sunderland, per se. He was always a raw-but-talented defender. In many cases, his penchant for scoring goals seemed to outweigh his talents for stopping goals at the other end, at least in the Premier League. Remember, his best days with Hammers were when he partnered Elliot Ward and helped us win promotion in 2004-05. Click to continue reading...

Anton Ferdinand is on the verge of a move to Sunderland after West Ham accepted a bid for the defender. Black Cats boss Roy Keane has been linked with the 23-year-old for the past few weeks. And it finally appears that a fee - believed to be in the region of £8million - has been agreed with [...] Click to continue reading...

Sunderland Football: Keano's proving a slippery Black Cat as Tottenham are stunned

So Sunderland football and the FA Premier League do mix! Roy Keano is beginning to show signs of not only being a fierce man motivator, but a real canny mover in the transfer market as well.

His Sunderland football side has been beefed up with proven Premiership players this year, and boy does it show, and with Anton Ferdinand another likely arrival you really can't see Sunderland and Keano boys struggling in the Premiership this year. Click to continue reading...

It's time for the thrilling climax to our look at the new Premier League shirts of 2008/09. Today, we survey the last five teams in alphabetical order, so let's begin with...

Sunderland
Another case of Umbro tidying up the over-proliferation of diamonds here as they give the Black Cats a much cleaner-looking and rather swish home shirt. Click to continue reading...

With a relatively lazy Friday as far as soccer news is concerned, I thought I'd put out a quick primer for the weekend's most interesting matchups. This is something I'll be doing sporadically throughout the year, though more so for domestic and continental cup competitions (when English teams are involved) rather than the Premierhip. Click to continue reading...

A String of media reports this morning claim West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is on the verge of completing a move to Sunderland. Most of the national papers this morning, including the Telegraph claim that Hammers boss Alan Curbishley is willing to cash-in on the 23-year-old, with the Black Cats reported to be willing to [. Click to continue reading...

Come to Wearside, my pretties These days Roy Keane and Sunderland seem to be taking a Panini sticker approach to the transfer market ("got, got, got, need, got"). Either that or they have drafted in Barry Fry to work behind the scenes because the Black Cats seem to be assembling a HUGE squad. Click to continue reading...

Media reports have once again linked West Ham striker with a move to Sunderland. The Black Cats, who are reported to be tracking Hammers defender Anton Ferdinand, are according to the Sun weighing up a £5million move for former Chelsea frontman. boss Roy Keane is planning a £5 million bid for West Ham striker Carlton Cole. Click to continue reading...

Goodness me, aren't Sunderland being busy bees in the transfer market this summer? While the likes of Everton and Newcastle struggle to rub two pennies together, the Black Cats laugh in the face of the credit crunch by showing off a suitcase bulging with notes and thrusting it into the ... Click to continue reading...

Mr. Achy-Breaky Leg is comin' to Sunderland! Will he put red & white stripes in his hair? He'll probably break something getting off the plane. Cisse close to Sunderland switch Marseille say they have negotiated an "agreement in principle" for former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse to join Sunderland on a season-long loan. Click to continue reading...

There are just ten days left before the transfer window slams shut for four months, and the Black Cats are in the hunt for another haul of players. Not content with the likes of Diouf, Tainio, Malbranque and Chimbonda, Roy Keane is looking to further strengthen his defence and attack ... Click to continue reading...

Djibril Cisse is set to spend the season on loan with Sunderland after the Black Cats agreed an "agreement in principle" with Marseille over the transfer of the striker.Cisse has been expected to head for England this season, with Manchester City among the clubs he was linked with, particularly as his wife still lives in the north west. Click to continue reading...

Roy Keane is planning a £15million triple swoop for Anton Ferdinand, Benni McCarthy and Michael Ball.(The sun)Sunderland manager Keano is waiting to hear if West Ham defender Ferdinand fancies a move to Wearside after Hammers boss Alan Curbishley accepted an £8m bid.Former England Under-21 star Ferdinand, 23, is considering his options and will give Sunderland an answer within the next 48 hours. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre is on the brink of a £750,000 move to Sunderland. The French defender has struggled for a first team place at Old Trafford in recent months due to the terrific form of fellow countryman Patrice Evra.

The 31-year old has spent over nine years at the club, making 250 appearances in the process. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland are in preliminary talks with West Ham centre-half Anton Ferdinand and are tracking Manchester City's £1m-rated defender Michael Ball. (Daily Star) But Tottenham are monitoring Ferdinand after the Hammers apparently rejected a £6m bid from the Black Cats. (Daily Mirror) BBC SPORT | Football | Gossip | Tuesday's gossip column. Click to continue reading...

Veteran Liverpool centre back Sami Hyypia has praised his teammate Fernando Torres for his winning strike in their opening Premier League match against Sunderland on Saturday.

Liverpool were finding it hard to break down the plucky Black Cats at the Stadium of Light, until Torres unleashed a pile driver from outside the area. Click to continue reading...

The Black Cats could also complete a £6m (Daily Mirror) or £8m (Independent) deal for West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand this week. BBC SPORT | Football | Gossip | Monday's gossip column. Reports like this have started making me feel as though our new owners have taken West Ham back to the days of being a selling [. Click to continue reading...

Fernando Torres fired Liverpool to a scarcely deserved victory over Sunderland in their Premier League opener at the Stadium of Light.

The striker, scorer of the winning goal in this year's European Championships final, was anonymous for much of the evening as his partnership with £20m new boy Robbie Keane continued to stutter, but he produced a vicious drive eight minutes from time to claim the points. Click to continue reading...

Captain Steven Gerrard will be fit to lead Liverpool into the new season when Rafael Benitez's team start their Barclays Premier League campaign at Sunderland.

Gerrard was only used for the final 24 minutes of the disappointing Champions League draw against Standard Liege on Wednesday following a thigh injury but will be in the side at the Stadium of Light after training on Thursday and Friday. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland manager Roy Keane believes Liverpool will be favourites for the Premier League title should they secure the signing of Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry.

In a saga to match that of Cristiano Ronaldo's mooted move to Real Madrid, Villa have rejected three offers from The Reds as they hold out for the £18 million asking price they have placed on the 27-year old's head. Click to continue reading...

It was feared that Kenwyne Jones would miss a hefty chunk of the season at the Stadium of Light but the Sunderland hitman received a dose of good news after exploratory knee surgery revealed that the injury he suffered after a clash with David James is not as bad as first expected. The Black Cats forward has been linked with a host of top clubs including Liverpool and Chelsea and recieved high praise of Chelsea skipper John Terry who described him as being "the best in the air in the entire Premier League". Click to continue reading...

According to sources in France, West Ham are preparing a bid for Manchester United striker Louis Saha. Sunderland have reportedly made an offer for the Frenchman and it is being suggested that the Hammers may not have the funds to compete with the Black Cats. However, Alan Curbishley is looking to bolster his attacking options after letting [. Click to continue reading...

I previously wrote about how much I hated the Olympics and what they do to football, but after signing Keane, I'm suddenly not as worried. Keane can easily slip into a wing position and we can cover Mascherano's position with the current roster. If Barry were to sign on soon, it would be even easier.

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Backed by the loudest supporters in the Premier League last season, measured at average peak volume at 129.2 decibels, almost as loud as a jet, Sunderland will look to improve on last season's respectable 15th-place finish. The Black Cats were the only newly-promoted team to survive in the Premiership, an accomplishment in itself, but [. Click to continue reading...

Backed by the loudest supporters in the Premier League last season, measured at average peak volume at 129.2 decibels, almost as loud as a jet, Sunderland will look to improve on last season's respectable 15th-place finish. The Black Cats were the only newly-promoted team to survive in the Premiership, an accomplishment in itself, but manager Roy Keane has made it clear through his summer signings that he wants more from his club. Click to continue reading...

Two years ago, Sunderland were the laughing stock of the English Premier League. The Black Cats finished the 2005/06 season with an embarrassing 15 points - a record only topped by Derby this past season. A new era began at the club in 2006, though, as legendary midfielder Roy Keane was appointed manager of the club. Click to continue reading...