Former France midfielder Lassana Diarra is restarting legal proceedings seeking £56m in compensation from Fifa and the Royal Belgian Football Association.

The 2025-26 Premier League season is barely a game old but, for Sunderland fans, the embryonic table merits more than just a glance.

Sunderland make a winning start to their first Premier League campaign since 2016-17, with a deserved 3-0 win over West Ham United at the Stadium of Light.

Luke O'Nien, dubbed 'Mr Sunderland' by the Black Cats fans, on why the club deserve to be in the Premier League - and why they can stay there.

Sunderland agree a deal for 28-year-old defender Omar Alderete as their 11th summer signing for a grand total of nearly £150m.

Sunderland make former West Ham left-back Arthur Masuaku their 10th signing of the summer.

Sunderland sign teenage Chelsea forward Marc Guiu on loan for the 2025-26 season.

Armando Broja and Lesley Ugochukwu are in talks to join Burnley permanently as Marc Guiu finalises a loan to Sunderland

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is seen as a backup option for Manchester United and Newcastle, depending on who misses out on RB Leipzig forward Benjamin Sesko, Sunderland want Dominic Calvert-Lewin while West Ham eye Aston Villa's Jacob Ramsey.