Stoke sack head coach Schumacher

Stoke City person sacked caput coach Steven Schumacher pursuing Saturday's Championship conclusion by Oxford United.

The 1-0 nonaccomplishment was nan Potters' 3rd Championship conclusion of nan season, and leaves them 13th successful nan array pinch conscionable 2 wins from their 5 games.

It brings Schumacher’s tenure arsenic Stoke leader to an extremity aft conscionable 9 months, having near Plymouth Argyle to return nan occupation successful December.

Stoke's sporting head Jon Walters said nan determination was made to "serve nan semipermanent interests" of nan club.

“As ever successful football, these decisions are difficult," Walters added., external