Stoke assistant manager Jan de Koning and director of football John Rudge have been given a week’s leave following a row with manager Johan Boskamp.

MANCHESTER United have completed the signing of goalkeeper Ben Foster from Stoke in a deal that could be worth up to £3m.

Manchester United have completed the signing of goalkeeper Ben Foster from Stoke.

A PIZZA delivery man told police he had been forced to rob a bank and asked authorities to help him minutes before a bomb strapped to his chest exploded and killed him.

Stoke’s director of football John Rudge has called West Brom’s £250,000 (€355,360) capture of former Ireland U21 international James O’Connor “daylight robbery”.