Sunderland news

The Northern Ireland international claims he defied the Portuguese during transfer talks ahead of switching to Sunderland last summer

The Sunderland striker has developed a special bond with the young supporter, saluting his bravery after the duo walked out together at Wembley

Goal's fantasy football writer looks back on match week 29 and highlights players from Everton, Leicester and more who made their mark this weekend

Get a complete round-up of the situation in the English top flight after Arsenal suffered another blow to their top-four hopes and Chelsea won again

Chelsea are strolling to the title but they have not stood out from the pack as much as might be expected since the turn of the year

Liverpool can leapfrog Manchester City for a Champions League place by continuing their excellent record against the top teams this weekend

Hull City gave themselves a top-flight lifeline with a win against a Swansea side who had seemingly done enough to pull clear in recent weeks

Our fantasy football writer looks back at Match Week 27 and highlights players from Manchester City, Stoke, Tottenham and more in our Team of the Week

Chelsea cemented their superiority at the top of the table with a 2-0 victory over West Ham and the relegation picture is also becoming clearer

While City has had trouble keeping a clean sheet at the Etihad Stadium, they've now gone five straight without conceding on the road

Alexis Sanchez, Diego Costa, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jermain Defoe are also in contention for the prize for the top goalscorer

The former Tottenham striker has not featured for the Three Lions in a number of years, but his prolific form has pushed him back into the reckoning

The youngster has impressed for the youth team in recent weeks and scored another solo goal worthy of the praise he is receiving