Stuart Pearce: England Under-21 boss to leave role
England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce will not be offered a new
contract by the Football Association when his contract expires at the
end of June.
Pearce, 51, has been in charge of the Under-21s for the last six years.
Pearce's Euro Under-21 record
- 2007 in the Netherlands: Semi-final
- 2009 in Sweden: Final
- 2011 in Denmark: Group stage
- 2013 in Israel: Group stage
The former Manchester City boss
and his players have been criticised following England's early exit at
the European Under-21 Championship this month.
"I'd like to thank Stuart Pearce for his hard work," departing FA chairman David Bernstein said.
"Nobody can doubt his commitment to the job throughout his time as Under-21 coach.
"He has done extremely well in qualifying for finals tournaments, but after the disappointment of the past two tournaments, we believe it is time to change coach.
"On behalf of everyone at the FA I'd like to wish Stuart well for the future."
Pearce lead England to four European Under-21 Championships.
Expectations were high when the squad headed out to Israel, as they had been unbeaten since November 2011 and won their last nine games without conceding a goal.
But they were eliminated in the group stage after losing all three games to Italy, Norway and Israel.
source:bbcsports
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