Richardson signs three-year Sunderland deal

Sunderland's Kieran Richardson has signed a new three-year contract which keep him at the Stadium of Light until the summer of 2013.

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Kieran Richardson joined Sunderland from Manchester United

Richardson, 25, joined the club nearly three years ago from Manchester United and has since played 85 games for the Wearsiders.

Richardson, who had spells on loan at West Ham and West Brom during his time at Old Trafford, has also featured at left-back under Sunderland manager Steve Bruce.

Richardson scored just once for Sunderland last season, in the 2-2 home draw with West Ham in October, and was dismissed in the 2-2 draw at Manchester United earlier that month.

His high spot in a red and white shirt was scoring an impressive free-kick which saw off Newcastle a year earlier and gave the Wearsiders their first home league success over their arch-rivals for 28 years.