By Elliot Richardson: Stoke City manager Tony Pulis says he is immensely proud of his team despite their FA Cup heartbreak.

The Potters were beaten 1-nil by Manchester City in their first ever FA Cup Final.

Yaya Toure did the damage with a late goal at Wembley but the Britannia Stadium outfit can be proud of their cup run, according to Pulis.

By Elliot Richardson: Former Stoke City boss Lou Macari has said the Potters have a great chance of going all the way at Wembley on Saturday.

By Steven Sutcliffe & Tom Shingler: Stoke City Chairman Peter Coates and his daughter Denise have climbed into the top 100 list of the country’s wealthiest people.

Their estimated family fortune, much of which comes from their festival park gambling business Bet 365, now sits at close to £750 million.

By Natasha Kaur: Council bosses have held talks with Stoke City over a potential victory parade after next week’s FA Cup final.

Stoke face Manchester City at Wembley on May 14, hoping to bring the cup home to Staffordshire for the first time.

By Elliot Richardson: Stoke City took advantage of their FA Cup success as fans rushed to snap up season tickets for next season.

Supporters headed to the Britannia stadium to purchase their 2011/2012 season tickets which also guarantees them a ticket for the Cup Final.

An extra 2,300 tickets were made available for the Potters’ date with Manchester City at Wembley for fans who do not have season tickets, but are buying one for next season.

By Sandy Wagg: Despite 14 months of planning, two avid Stoke City fans are missing the FA Cup final because of a wedding day clash.

Yvonne and David Mannion, planned their daughter’s wedding more than a year ago, taking care to avoid the FA Cup final date of May 28.

By Martin O’Connor & Josh Hoare: Thousands of bikers from across Staffordshire shrugged off their tough image to take part in a charity ride.

More than 4,000 joined the 33rd annual motorcycle run from the Britannia Stadium to the Kings Hall in Stoke.

The bike run sees riders from across the region collect eggs for local hospices such as The Donna Louise Trust.

By Emma Mitchell & Josh Hoare: Stoke City fans have snapped up the club’s complete allocation of tickets for the FA Cup semi-final against Bolton Wanderers.

Thousands of supporters queued from as early as 3am on this morning (April 8) to ensure they got their hands on tickets for the showcase event.

By Francis Pitt: Stoke City will host League One leaders Brighton and Hove Albion in the 5th Round of the FA Cup.

Robert Huth’s header earned Stoke a 1-0 away win at Wolves in the 4th Round today (January 30).

by Jon McCormack: Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has defended Ryan Shawcross before the game against Arsenal at the weekend.

Pulis came out in support of his key central-defender after his challenge on Aaron Ramsey caused an horrific leg break for the Arsenal youngster.