Sunderland went ahead with a Darren Bent goal in the 71st minute and held on for the win. A somewhat lucky goal but the they are getting quite the reputation as the club that the big four fear the most. Liverpool and Man Utd have had their share of difficulties with them, so it was never going to be easy for Arsenal.

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Position: 8th, 5-2-5 (17 points, +1 goal differential)

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Last Meeting: Arsenal 0-Sunderland 0 (2/21/09)

Back in action at the Stadium of Light tomorrow, for what I expect to be a very tricky match.

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In some corners, this was meant to be the partnership in the Arsenal defensive midfield. Our 'German of Africa', Song would thrive with the Albania midfield dictator and conquer the world. Well, that was the talk anyway.

In fact at some point last season there were even calls for Arsene to sell Song, Denilson and Diaby because none of them were worthy of Cana's shirt.

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Brad Friedel's understudy Brad Guzan made the most of a rare appearance for Aston Villa, saving one penalty kick in regulation time and three PKs in the tiebreaker in a win over Sunderland that sends Villa to the English League Cup quarterfinals. In Scotland, DaMarcus Beasley saw his first action of the season. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger has his sights set on Sunderland captain Lorik Cana as he aims to bring some bite to Arsenal's lightweight midfield. Reports from the Sunderland Echo suggest that Arsenal will do their best to sign the Albanian midfielder when the transfer window opens.

Cana is a new signing at the Stadium of Light having joined the Black Cats over the summer.

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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce faces a battle to keep hold of star skipper Lorik Cana.
The Daily Mail says Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has not given up hope of signing Cana, despite the Albanian midfielder moving to Sunderland this summer.
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Wenger interested in Black Cats captain.

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Arsene Wenger has not given up hope of signing Lorik Cana, despite the Albanian midfielder moving to Sunderland this summer.

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Can it get any worse for Liverpool? The club played one of their worst first-half performances against Fiorentina in the Champions League a few weeks ago and lost 2-0, which was followed by a very unconvincing display in the 2-0 loss against Chelsea. In addition, the club has already lost to Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur in the league.

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When Steve Bruce ended his playing career, everyone seem to know that the next logical step for him was to have a career in club management. His no-nonsense and inspirational defender's display was supposed to provide a springboard for him to inspire, motivate and drive a club forwards as manager.
Even when other former players are finding the transition to club managers difficult, Steve Bruce has proven himself to be a very good Premiership-level manager. Click to continue reading...

How do this pair sleep at night?

Take a look around at the teams forking out big money in this transfer window, and then take a look at whats going on at Anfield. Then ask yourselves, why is this happening?

In case you didn't know, Tom Hicks and George Gillett bought Liverpool with loans and debts.

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Something to read while you learn not to trust rumours that start on Twitter and have absolutely no basis in fact: The answer is no, Rafa Benitez did not quit. He managed Liverpool to a 4-0 win instead, which is very much the opposite of quitting. So long to Special1 TV? (Arsenal Offside) It's still overpriced at 1p [. Click to continue reading...

Yes, this is Zana Krasniqi, girlfriend of recently signed Sunderland man Lorik Cana. She was Miss Kosovo in last years Miss Universe competition where she finished sixth behind Bella Emberg and Vanessa Feltz!

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A touch of class

• EPL Foreigners, 1989 vs 2009 [The Offside]Â

• American's best player Landon Donovan has swine flu [Off the Post]

• Incarcerated Wigan to pick up dead animals off the side of the street on away games [In the Stands]

• Sunderland's new signing Lorik Cana looks like he may just rival Screech Powers Fellaini for the most bookings in the Prem this season [Dirty Tackle]

• Last day today to join the 2009-2010 Fantasy Premier League in time for the first week and a chance to win some great footie shirts.

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Compilation Fridays are back, this time with Sunderland's new captain. He may not be the most accurate from distance, but he's a monster when it comes to tackling/stomping on people.

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With the Premier League about to spark into life this weekend, COS reporter Adam Hennessey casts his eye over the players he feels will have an impact this coming season, but players who readers may not know much about.

A surprising transfer all round really, is that of former Marseille captain, Lorik Cana, swapping Champions League football, for a move to the Sunderland revolution, under former Birmingham and Wigan manager, Steve Bruce.

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Darren Bent finally looks set to seal his Premier League transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Sunderland after the clubs agreed a fee for the 25 year old.

The deal is believed to be worth £14million and will bring to an end a lengthy and eventful pursuit from Sunderland boss Steve Bruce.

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After all that twittering and dithering, Darren Bent lands up in Sunderland for £14m. He is undergoing a medical.

Steve Bruce's signings have proven prudent with Lorik Cana, the highly rated holding medio from Marseilles, striker Fraizer Campbell, a standout from the Man Utd youth ranks, and Toluca's longtime defensive leader Paolo da Silva.

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Rounding up all the days biggest transfer news and gossip.

City To Make Move For 2 Highly Rated Defenders After Terry Snubs Them.
John Terry has snubbed a move to City even though it would have seen the defender earn £250,000 a week. Instead he will put pen to paper on a new deal that will see him get a mere £150,000 per week at Chelsea.

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1. Bolton shore up their defence with the signings of Zat Knight from Aston Villa and Sam Ricketts from Hull City (Various)
2. Martin O'Neill last night moved to end the speculation surrounding Ashley Young's future by insisting that not even a £50m bid would prise the England international from Aston Villa this summer (Guardian)
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We've got quite a lot of tidbits from yesterday and today to go over in today's roundup from around the Premier League, Serie A, and several more top leagues, so if you've missed any of the latest transfer news and rumors, we're here to catch you up.

And as always, you can stay updated with all of the latest transfer signings from all England's league clubs and several top European leagues thanks to our summer transfer lists.

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So i wake up early this Saturday morning, tune into sky sports news hoping to hear some good news how Chelsea might of lost or all the Scums players broke their legs on the way back from wembley when i hear that Sunderland of all teams have signed Lorik Cana.

Lets take a step back now, the same Lorik Cana that alot of Arsenal fans are crying out for and someone who would suit us perfectly and would have been the perfect addition for us!

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Liverpool were apparently after Marseille midfielder Lorik Cana, according to various newspapers and websites, but after he signed for Sunderland this proves how little these places actually know!

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Liverpool were apparently after Marseille midfielder Lorik Cana, according to various newspapers and websites, but after he signed for Sunderland this proves how little these places actually know!

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According to Sunderland's official website, Sunderland have signed Marseille midfielder Lorik Cana. Cana signed a four-year deal with the club.

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As per L'Equipe, highly rated holding midfielder Lorik Cana, L'OMs captain is heading to the Black Cats on a four year contract worth 6 million euros.

With Marouane Chamakh and Darren Bent in Steve Bruce's sights, Sunderland could be a surprise team this season.

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The biggest transfer-related news of the day might actually be something that's not related to an actual transfer.

With Arsenal star Samir Nasri being ruled out for an extended period of time due to a broken leg suffered in training today, we could see Arsenal become a lot more active in the market in the coming weeks before the season gets underway.

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Patrick Vieira is a cunning bastard. Well past his prime and entering retirement territory as the ability to time a tackle has left him entirely, the only possible way for Patrick, once the most sought after midfielder on the planet, to bump to the head of transfer gossip queues was to link himself to a [. Click to continue reading...

According to Sky Sports News, Marseille midfielder Lorik Cana admitted that Everton are interested in him. He told the French press,

"Everton in England are also interested, they are a very good club ... I also have other options in Italy.

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With Felipe Melo out of the picture, Arsene Wenger is now hoping to swoop for Cana. Lorik Cana's future continues to attract plenty of speculation, with Arsenal now rumoured to be interested. Having missed out on Felipe Melo, Arsene Wenger is desperate to land a new defensive midfielder. According to The Daily Express, he has now turned [. Click to continue reading...

With Felipe Melo out of the picture, Arsene Wenger is now hoping to swoop for Cana. Lorik Cana's future continues to attract plenty of speculation, with Arsenal now rumoured to be interested. Having missed out on Felipe Melo, Arsene Wenger is desperate to land a new defensive midfielder. According to The Daily Express, he has now turned [. Click to continue reading...

Well, first off, the club has just announced its new third kit. Third kits are about as useful as a chocolate fire alarm. Honestly, I'm not sure I even remember us using our third kit at all last year.

At any rate, here it is:

Some people really hate it, but honestly, I'm pretty indifferent.

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So Felipe Melo has extended his contract with Fiorentina after coming back from the Confederations Cup in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> South Africa.

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This source believes Rafa is planning for the worst! The Rumour A number of top Premier League clubs have been linked to one of the stars of French football...the Albanian midfielder Lorik Cana this summer. The list of reported admirers for the Marseille captain includes Arsenal, Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham. Click to continue reading...

Long term White Hart Lane target is now free to talk turkey! The Rumour Lorik Cana has been given permission to leave Marseille according to the club's sporting director, Jose Anigo. The Albania international has been linked with English clubs Tottenham and Everton as well as German side Hamburg and is allowed to . Click to continue reading...

Marseille will not stand in the way of captain Lorik Cana if the midfielder decides to leave the Stade Velodrome.
Cana has been an ever-present for Marseille since joining from Paris St Germain in 2005 and has played over 100 league games for the Ligue 1 giants.
Reports suggest the Albania international is keen to move on, with Tottenham, Liverpool, Everton and Bundesliga sides Hamburg and Wolfsburg said to be interested. Click to continue reading...