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Huddersfield Town vs Stoke City halted briefly after sectarian abuse aimed at Ireland winger James McClean

An announcement was made warning the fans at the John Smith’s Stadium that “offensive behaviour is affecting the game and will not be tolerated” and McClean applauded the move, after which no further abuse was heard.

Premier League: Kurt Zouma says return to Chelsea starting lineup after injury has been 'a very, very long journey'

Zouma has started the club’s first three games of the season and although he was below-par in a 4-0 loss in the opener at Manchester United, Lampard has shown faith in the 24-year-old Frenchman as the London side looks for its first win

Former England, Stoke City striker Peter Crouch announces retirement from football at the age of 38

Former England striker Peter Crouch on Friday announced his retirement from football at the age of 38 after two decades as a professional.

Premier League: Former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch joins Burnley from Stoke City on short-term deal until end of season

Peter Crouch is back in the Premier League after the former England striker joined Burnley from Stoke on Thursday.

EFL Championship: Stoke City pay Luton Town $1.3million in compensation to sign Nathan Jones as manager

Nathan Jones became the front runner when former Fulham handler Slavisa Jokanovic said he was not interested and it was thought unlikely David Moyes would wish to manage a second-tier team

League Cup: West Ham United survive scare against 10-man Wimbledon; Cardiff, Huddersfield and Brighton ousted

West Ham survived a scare from League One Wimbledon to register Manuel Pellegrini's first win in charge and progress to the third round of the League Cup.

Stoke City sign Tom Ince from Huddersfield Town as club looks to gain immediate promotion to Premier League

Ince is the fifth pre-season arrival at Stoke as the Midlands club look to bounce back quickly following last season's relegation from the Premier League.

Premier League: Liverpool sign Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City on five-year deal

Liverpool have signed Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City, the English Premier League giants announced on Friday.

Premier League: Southampton boss Mark Hughes signs three-year contract after helping club avoid relegation

Southampton manager Mark Hughes has signed a new three-year contract after keeping them in the Premier League last season, the south-coast club said on Friday.

Premier League: Stoke City and Paul Lambert part ways by mutual consent after club's relegation

Stoke City announced on Friday that manager Paul Lambert had left his position at the relegated Premier League club by mutual consent.