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STOKE, England (AP) Stoke says Tony Pulis has left as manager by mutual consent, ending his seven-year tenure at the Premier League club.

By guiding Stoke to a 13th-place finish this season, Pulis secured the team's status in England's top division for a fifth straight year but he came under increasing fire for failing to change its direct and physical style of play.

Pulis was the second longest-serving manager in the Premier League, behind Arsene Wenger of Arsenal, in the wake of Alex Ferguson's retirement from Manchester United last week.

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