Tony Pulis was axed as Stoke boss as the Barclays Premier League’s managerial merry-go-round continued to spin out of control. A club statement confirmed Pulis had left after seven years as manager: ‘Stoke City and Tony Pulis confirm they have mutually agreed that Tony will leave the Club with immediate effect.’ His departure means 10 top-flight managers have left their jobs ...Full Story »

David Moyes will rival Chelsea in the battle to sign 17-year-old Luke Shaw this summer. The Southampton left back is on Moyes’s shortlist as the new Manchester United manager attempts to put his own stamp on the squad left by Sir Alex Ferguson. Shaw was scouted last season by Moyes, then Everton boss, who had earmarked him to provide competition for Leighton Baines. Shaw would then have ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted he faces a fight to keep Luis Suarez. Though Rodgers says Liverpool have gone the extra mile to support the controversial Uruguay star, he is realistic enough to know that the situation could alter if Suarez decides he no longer wants to stay at Anfield. When Rodgers took over last summer, one of the first tasks with which he was confronted was fe...Full Story »

Sometimes there is a moment in an elite player’s career when the speed of his development outstrips that of his team. For Thierry Henry it became obvious he was operating at another level to the rest of the Arsenal team when his goal in the Bernabeu secured victory over Real Madrid on the way to the 2006 Champions League final. When Wayne Rooney, then 16, ended Arsenal’s 30 match u...Full Story »

Former Arsenal defender David O'Leary hopes that Jack Wilshere will someday break his record for making the most appearances for the Gunners. O'Leary spent 18 years of his playing career at Arsenal and set the club record for the most appearances with 722 matches played for them. The former Leeds United manager believes that it would be hard for modern footballers to break his record due to ...Full Story »

Former Liverpool player John Aldridge was impressed with Jordan Ibe's Anfield debut and expects the 17-year old to make a permanent jump to the first team next season. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers handed Ibe his senior team debut in the final Premier League game of the season against Queens Park Rangers and the former Wycombe Wanderers youth player repaid his manager's faith by having a ...Full Story »

Striker fears there is no way back for him at Old Trafford as it emerges Fergie explored swapping him for Man City keeper Hart New dad - new job? It looks highly unlikely Rooney will stay at Manchester United Wayne Rooney fears he is being forced out of Manchester United and into exile as Paris Saint-Germain. Rooney is adamant that he has NOT made an official transfer request, despite newly-r...Full Story »

GAEL CLICHY says Roberto Mancini can have no complaints about being sacked by Manchester City. The deposed Premier League champions ended the season empty handed with 11 fewer points than last term. They also crashed out in the group stage of the Champions League again. And French left-back Clichy, 27, says that while the players must shoulder some blame, it is ultimately the manager who has ...Full Story »

Tony Pulis's seven-year spell as manager of Stoke City is over following his meeting yesterday with chairman Peter Coates. Parting of the ways: Stoke City have announced Tony Pulis's departure Pulis met with Coates for an end-of-season debrief and his departure will be confirmed by the club.The 55 year-old's future has been shrouded in uncertainty for months after a difficult 2013, with C...Full Story »

THOUGHT OF DIFFERENTLY ... Chelsea fans loved Lampard but not interim boss Benitez FRANK LAMPARD has refused to condemn Chelsea fans over their treatment of Rafa Benitez. The interim boss was repeatedly booed and barracked after taking charge of the club in November. But Lampard says he can understand why the ex-Liverpool manager’s past comments, that were critical of the Blues, had ril...Full Story »