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Stuart Pearce has been axed as England U21 manager

Stuart Pearce has been told by the Football Association that his contract as England U21 manager will not be renewed.

Pearce'scontract expires at the end of June and he is understood to haveinformed the rest of his coaching staff that he will not be continuingbeyond that date.

The 51-year-old's future had been in doubt for the last 12 months buthis fate was sealed following England's disastrous showing at theEuropean U21 Championship in Israel this month.

England exited the competition without a single point, losing allthree of their matches against Italy, Norway and Israel and scoring justonce against their Norwegian counterparts.

Pearce indicated before the opening group game in Tel Aviv that hewished to extend his contract but the FA has decided to call time on hissix years at the helm.

The former Manchester City manager took over the role in 2007 and guided the side to four consecutive European Championships.

FA Chairman David Bernstein said: "I'd like to thank Stuart Pearcefor his hard work. Nobody can doubt his commitment to the job throughouthis time as U21 coach.

"He has done extremely well in qualifying for Finals tournaments, butafter the disappointment of the past two tournaments, we believe it istime to change coach.

"On behalf of everyone at the FA I'd like to wish Stuart well for the future."

"It is important the organisation now considers the best approach forthe role of U21 coach and how this works best within the overallEngland structure before making any new appointment."

Gareth Southgate and Michael Appleton are believed to be on an earlylist of candidates to replace Pearce while former England coach SteveMcClaren is also thought to be interested in the post.

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