Editing Stuart Pearce (section)

===England under-21 national team===
In February 2007, before his sacking by Manchester City, Pearce had been appointed manager of the [[England national under-21 football team|England national under-21 team]],<ref name="Pearce named as England U21 boss">{{cite news| title = Pearce named as England U21 boss| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6320801.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 1 February 2007| access-date =14 May 2007}}</ref> initially part-time in conjunction with his role at Man City. Under his guidance, England reached the semi-finals of the [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2007 UEFA Under-21 Championships]] but were eliminated on penalties by the hosts, the [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands]]. This success, coupled with the ending of his job at City, saw him appointed as the full-time manager of the England under-21 team in July 2007.<ref>{{cite news| title = Pearce named England U21 manager| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6906465.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 19 July 2007| access-date =23 February 2008}}</ref>

His role in the England set-up was extended in January 2008 when new manager [[Fabio Capello]] appointed Pearce as a coach for the senior England team in addition to his under-21 duties.<ref>{{cite news| title = Capello gives Pearce coaching job| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7218046.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 30 January 2008| access-date =23 February 2008}}</ref> Following Capello's resignation, in February 2012 Pearce acted as caretaker manager for the senior team; his sole match in charge was a 3–2 loss in a friendly against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=903|title=englandstats.com &#124; 903 - England 2-3 Netherlands, Wednesday, 29th February 2012|website=www.englandstats.com}}</ref>

In June 2009, Pearce guided the under-21s to the final of the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship]], where they lost 4–0 to [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8122457.stm|title=Germany U21 4–0 England U21 |date=29 June 2009|publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=29 June 2009 | first=David | last=McIntyre}}</ref> He was also manager of the U21 team which reached the [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2013 UEFA Under-21 Championship]] in Israel, where they were eliminated after losing all their group matches.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22830053 | title=Stuart Pearce critical of England Under-21 players following exit | publisher=BBC Sport | date=8 June 2013 | access-date=9 June 2013}}</ref> On 19 June 2013, it was announced by [[The Football Association|the FA]] that his contract would not be extended.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22956762 | title= Stuart Pearce: England Under-21 boss to leave role | publisher=BBC Sport | date=19 June 2013 | access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>