Sunderland have confirmed the signing of 16-year-old New Zealand youth international Alex Lienard on a two-year scholarship ...

Roefs is the first  big-money stopper to join Sunderland since Craig Gordon, showing our approach to goalkeepers has come a long way since some dark days ...

In the second part of our pre-season series, we asked our writers to highlight their key player for 2025/2026, as well as which youngsters they feel could shine!