Stoke City News

Shawcross was one of his key signings at the start of the 2007/08 season as the Potters won promotion to the Premier League.

The Welshman has parted company with the club after guiding them through seven years of highs at the Britannia Stadium, taking them from perennial Championship strugglers to a solid mid-table Premier League side.

So far, Brek Shea's trip across the Atlantic has been rougher than he anticipated.

His pronouncement comes at the start of a week that will see him meet with Tony Pulis to decide his future as manager.

PLUCKY 93-year-old Stoke City fan Mabel Smith has vowed to be back at the Brit next season despite suffering serious head injuries celebrating a Peter Crouch goal.

Britain's oldest football fan Mabel Smith has vowed to return to the stands despite falling over and gashing her head - while celebrating a Peter Crouch goal.

Premier League fans have been treated to dazzling displays from some of the world's best players over the last nine months.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis heaped praise on Michael Owen after the former England striker called time on his professional career.

Long-serving Stoke manager Tony Pulis may take charge of the team for the last time at Southampton, leaving Arsene Wenger as the only top-flight boss to be in the same job for more than three years.

Updates and chat as Saints take on Stoke at St Mary's in the final game of the Premier League season As it stands at half time Saints are going to finish the season a place lower than they started the day in 15th.

Jonny Wilkinson's gilt-edged career was made complete last night in Dublin when he lifted the Heineken Cup high above his head after leading Toulon to the greatest prize in European rugby.

Stoke stayed up but football often terrible; Swansea need quality striker to back up Michu; West Brom had a 'special season' a Part one: Arsenal to Norwich City West Bromwich Albion's defender Gareth McAuley won the players' player of the season at the club.

Stoke-on-Trent, Staaffordshire, United Kingdom - Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to his teammate Glenn Whelan and offered to pay for damages for smashing the windshield of the latter' car in retribution for a prank.

Southampton V Stoke - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live. Pochettino hoping for Owen revenge Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino believes Michael Owen is one of England's greatest ever players but hopes to ruin his farewell match after falling foul of the Stoke striker at the 2002 World Cup.

Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones opened his locker today to find a 'huge bloody pig's head in his clothes at training', it has been claimed by his girlfriend.

Coates, 75, has bankrolled Stoke's success story from his Bet365 gaming empire and the Potters owner is said to be considering passing over the reigns to his son John.

I can honestly say I didn't see that one coming after hearing he'd been appointed at Accrington Stanley.

ASMIR Begovic has been hailed as the Premier League's leading goalkeeper after picking up four trophies at Stoke City's player-of-the-year awards.

STOKE City chairman Peter Coates warns there is serious money to play for at Southampton on Sunday when around 5m could be riding on the final fixture of the season.

This weekend has had so many well-publicised retirements and goodbyes that Michael Owen's final home game of his career almost slipped under the radar.