Soccer / Football · BBC Sport

The pros and cons of being a long-distance football manager

Published by BBC Sport on September 21, 2026 at 1:52 AM ET

The pros and cons of being a long-distance football manager. Former Stoke City manager Tony Pulis talks to BBC Sport about how he managed teams despite keeping his family home hundreds of miles away.

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