Chelsea guilty of ‘stockpiling' young talent says Stuart Pearce

England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce believes Chelsea are having a detrimental affect on other Premier League clubs and the development of young domestic talent by filling their reserves with players who should be in the first teams of their rivals. Click to continue reading...

Gianfranco Zola has today emerged a front runner for the West Ham job after Alan Curbishley parted company with the club on Wednesday. The former Italian international is now considered one of the favourites to take the hot seat at Upton Park, after the likes of Stuart Pearce and Slaven Bilic ruled themselves out of the running last night. Click to continue reading...

Having just sat through England's pretty unconvincing performance against Andorra I can only conclude that there is some mysterious law I am unaware of banning actually running with the ball, as opposed to just kicking it and hoping.

I was surrounded by about 20 England fans at the pub where we watched the match and I would describe the mood as subdued resignation. Click to continue reading...

Former West Ham striker Paolo Di Canio has this afternoon confirmed he is interested in the vacant position at Upton Park. The Italian legend spent five very successful years at the East London club, where he became a firm fan favourite during his time at the club.

After Alan Curbishley's departure on Wednesday, several of the bookies favourites have ruled themselves out of the race for the managerial post, including Slaven Bilic and Stuart Pearce. Click to continue reading...

Stuart Pearce today ruled himself out of the vacant manager's position at West Ham. The England Under-21 boss was one of the favourites to succeed Alan Curbishley at Upton Park, but the former Hammers defender revealed he will honour his contract with the FA and stay with the Under-21s. (the sun)

Pearce, 46, said: "I'm a man of my word and the way the game flits in and flits out at the moment disappoints me greatly. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are on the verge of completing the signing of winger Albert Riera from Espanyol after the Spaniard flew to Merseyside for a medical.

The terms of his transfer have agreed between the two clubs, so now Riera, 26, needs only to satisfy Liverpool's medics about his fitness for the deal to be finalised. Click to continue reading...

• I was disappointed to see how many empty seats there were at Hull City's KC Stadium. I know this was only a friendly, but come on. These players are the future of England's national team, and the already small stadium wasn't even half-full to watch them. • I liked the 4-3-3 employed by Pearce. Click to continue reading...

• I was disappointed to see how many empty seats there were at Hull City's KC Stadium. I know this was only a friendly, but come on. These players are the future of England's national team, and the already small stadium wasn't even half-full to watch them.

• I liked the 4-3-3 employed by Pearce. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has been promoted to the England senior side after Head coach Fabio Capello selected him in a 23-man squad against the Czech Republic next Wednesday. Walcott had originally been named in the England Under-21 squad but Stuart Pearce must now do without the Arsenal youngster. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's no 14. Theo Walcott has been selected in a England Under 21 squad set to take on Slovenia Under 21's next Tuesday. Stuart Pearce has selected a side full of England first teamers with the likes of Micah Richards, Tom Huddlestone and Gabriel Agbonlahor looking to get a run-out. Pearce said: "It is a very strong [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's no 14. Theo Walcott has been selected in a England Under 21 squad set to take on Slovenia Under 21's next Tuesday. Stuart Pearce has selected a side full of England first teamers with the likes of Micah Richards, Tom Huddlestone and Gabriel Agbonlahor looking to get a run-out. Pearce said: "It is a very strong [. Click to continue reading...

We all know how good Micah Richards is. The Manchester Citeh ace even made his debut against the Gunners on 22nd October 2005 as a sub and was given his full debut on February 12, 2006 against Charlton Athletic.

He played in the majority of Manchester City's matches for the rest of that season, and was named as the club's Young Player of the Year for the 2005-06 season. Click to continue reading...

It's not as though the likes of Stuart Pearce, Sam Allardyce and Kevin Keegan haven't afforded him more lives than a cat already, but you just suspect that the latter of the trio will end up telling Barton he's on his last warning (for the umpteenth time) and that he'll start the new season as [...] Click to continue reading...

Former Liverpool captain Paul Ince took over at Blackburn this week amidst much media fuss about him being the first British born black manager in the top flight. Yet should such a big deal be made out of the colour of his skin? A Liverpool Thing editor Paul Grech thinks not.

All praise Blackburn for going against trend and convention by appointing Paul Ince as manager. Click to continue reading...

Ian Wright Challenges John Doyle/English FA archives

Fifteen years ago today in Foxboro, MA the US National Team recorded one of its most important pre World Cup 1994 victories with a 2-0 win over England. For me personally as a US Soccer supporter, this was the match that proved to both myself and other die in wool US supporters that we could compete at a high level internationally.

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England's Under 21 team has been wasted in the past. Rather than taking it seriously, it's basically been a dumping ground for young players who aren't ready for the senior squad. But seems Capello and Pearce are taking a new approach. Five of the players involved in last night's 2-0 win over Wales (Joe Hart, [. Click to continue reading...

People aren't as stupid as you think they are. This appears to be a point that England Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce has picked up on as he named his squad for a friendly against Poland. Pearce has "omitted" Theo Walcott, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Aaron Lennon from his main squad. Some may think this and odd [. Click to continue reading...

Former Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce says he
performed the role of a "night-watchman" for the club.
City's New owner
Thaksin Shinawatra has backed Pearce's successor Sven-Goran Eriksson, who has
seen his side win their opening two Premier League games.
Pearce, who was
City's boss for two years, said: "I was probably the first of the footballing
night-watchman.

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Former Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce has been named
as full-time coach of the England Under-21 side.
The 45-year-old has signed
a two-year contract running until 2009.
Pearce was put in part-time control
in January and guided England to the semi-finals of the European Under-21
championships in June.

-BBC Sport. Click to continue reading...