Stoke City

Gordon Banks, the goalkeeper in England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died at 81, his former club, Stoke City, said on Tuesday.

Former England international Peter Crouch returned to the English Premier League on Thursday at the age of 38, signing a short-term contract to join Burnley from Stoke City.

Jones has left his position in charge of Luton Town, currently second in League One and on a 13-game unbeaten run, to sign a three-and-a-half-year contract at Stoke.

Nigeria international Oghenekaro Etebo says he made the right decision in joining English Championship side Stoke City despite interest from top German and French clubs.

Liverpool have started with six wins in the Premier League and a victory in the Champions League but they were knocked out by a superb solo goal from Hazard in the 85th minute.

Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting from Stoke City in a deal worth a reported £13.5 million.

Owen scored 262 goals in 571 career appearances for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City and England.

The match, played at the OB1 Arena on Wednesday, saw Etebo, who started the game on the bench, join the fray 20 minutes before full time.

The Reds have been long-time admirers of the Switzerland international, who underwent a medical earlier today before putting pen to paper on a five-year deal which will keep him at Anfield until 2023.

It said: "The 35-year-old spent almost two years with the Potters after joining them initially on loan from Derby.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Super Eagles recorded a 2-0 win over Iceland at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup match played at the Volgograd Arena on Friday.

The 21-year-old, who joined the Reds from MK Dons at the age of 14, spent last season on loan at Fulham and scored four times in 22 league matches.

Etebo, who will represent his country in this month’s World Cup in Russia, is Stoke’s first signing of the close season with the Potters paying 7.2 million euros (6.4 million pounds) for the 22-year-old.

The Rams had been on the lookout for a new head coach following the departure of Gary Rowett to Stoke City, and Lampard had been locked in talks with the Championship club over the last few days.

The Swans entered the match knowing that they needed to beat already-relegated Stoke to stand any chance of staying in the top flight, although that also relied on Southampton losing to Manchester City, and a big swing in goal difference…

Spurs dominated for much of the fixture in the West Midlands but in the second minute of added-on time, Livermore netted from close range to keep the Baggies' hopes of a miracle survival alive with a week remaining of the season.

They succumbed to a deserved 1-2 defeat for 30 points from 37 games.

Mohamed Salah squandered the best chance of the match after just six minutes as Stoke held on to move within three points of safety, although they now have only two games of their season remaining

Badoo Ndiaye gave Stoke the lead in the 11th minute at the bet365 Stadium, via a deflection off the boot of Burnley’s Kevin Long.

As for Spurs, the North London outfit will extend their advantage over fifth-placed Chelsea to 11 points if they can register victory at the bet365 Stadium.