Sunderland found themselves stuck in the relegation zone for much of last season with Advocaat claiming the lack of competition in the side contributed to their struggles.
Substitute Cameron Jerome thought he’d made it 2-2 when he stretched his boot up for an acrobatic overhead shot that flew into the net in the 74th – only for referee Simon Hooper to whistle for his foot being too high.
Italian Ranieri, who was a surprise choice to take over at Leicester following a career that included spells at Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Juventus, Roma, Inter Milan and Monaco, could not have hoped for a better start by his side, who dominated for long spells and never...
Somewhat out of the blue, Sunderland have completed the signing of France global midfielder Yann M’Vila on a season-long deal from Russian side Rubin Kazan.
M’Vila now plays his football with Rubin Kazan in Russian Federation, but a fall-out between him and the club means he spent last season on loan with Internazionale and was supposed to be joining Dynamo Moscow on a temporary basis for the coming campaign.