Sunderland

Features & Analysis

• How Sunderland can beat Man City at Wembley

  Robbie Savage on why Sunday's Capital One Cup final is not a mission impossible for the Black Cats

• 'It was the first game I ever saw in colour'

  Photos with the trophy, drinks with the team - Steve Cram on Sunderland's last major trophy, the famous FA Cup final win over Leeds in 1973

• Sunderland owner stakes reputation on Poyet

  BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty says Gus Poyet's time has come to step up to the Premier League

• Transfer deadline day: The player's view

  BBC Sport columnist Kevin Kilbane explains the risks clubs take to squeeze through deals on transfer deadline day

• Di Canio: too strict and too volatile?

  Paolo Di Canio's managerial approach worked in League One but he must now reassess after his Sunderland sacking

• Shearer shocked by Di Canio exit

  BBC pundits Alan Shearer and Kevin Kilbane are surprised by Sunderland's decision to sack manager Paolo Di Canio.

• Di Canio's bizarre, explosive & short reign

  Three wins in 13 games were no shield against Paolo Di Canio's outlandish behaviour at Sunderland, says Phil McNulty

• 'I am amazed by Di Canio's exit'

  BBC Sport rounds up the reaction to Paolo Di Canio's sacking as Sunderland head coach after only 13 games

• The good, the bad, the ugly - Di Canio's reign

  BBC Sport looks at the ups and downs of the short but eventful reign of Paolo Di Canio as head coach at Sunderland

• Eight bargain buys in the Premier League

  Which Premier League clubs have got bargains to rival Michu and how can they make the most of their budgets next time?

• Club-by-club guide to the new Premier League season

  BBC Sport's comprehensive club-by-club guide to the new Premier League season