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<\/p>\nSam Allardyce says he is \u201cdeeply disappointed\u201d to have left his role as England manager after just 67 days.<\/p>\n
It came after a newspaper reported he had offered advice on how to \u201cget around\u201d player transfer rules. Allardyce made a \u201cwholehearted apology\u201d and said he recognised some of his comments had \u201ccaused embarrassment\u201d.<\/p>\n
The FA called his conduct inappropriate and said his contract was ended by mutual agreement. Gareth Southgate will be in charge for four England matches.<\/p>\n
\u2018Great honour\u2019 Allardyce was filmed by undercover reporters from the Daily Telegraph,who posed as businessmen for a meeting in which he reportedly said it was \u201cnot a problem\u201d to bypass rules on third-party player ownership, and claimed he knew of agents who were \u201cdoing it all the time\u201d.<\/p>\n
It was also claimed that a \u00a3400,000 deal was struck for him to represent the company to Far East investors and to be a keynote speaker at events. Allardyce also referred to his predecessor Roy Hodgson as \u201cWoy\u201d, making fun of his manner of speaking, and criticised Gary Neville, one of Hodgson\u2019s assistants. Further details of the Telegraph\u2019s wide-ranging investigation are published in Wednesday\u2019s edition of the paper \u2013 including a claim that eight past and present Premier League managers have been accused of receiving illicit payments for transfers.<\/p>\n
Five of the un-named eight have denied the allegations while three are yet to comment, the paper says. In a statement on the Football Association website, Allardyce said it had been \u201ca great honour\u201d to be appointed England manager and that he was \u201cdeeply disappointed at this outcome\u201d. \u201cAlthough it was made clear during the recorded conversations that any proposed arrangements would need the FA\u2019s full approval, I recognise I made some comments which have caused embarrassment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs part of the meeting, I was asked to clarify what I said and the context in which the conversations took place. I have co-operated fully in this regard. \u201cI also regret my comments with regard to other individuals.\u201d \u2018Tough decision\u2019 FA chief executive Martin Glenn said Allardyce was \u201cdistraught\u201d to have left his role.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe recognises that he made a terrible error of judgement,\u201d he said. \u201cSam understands why the FA has had to take this tough decision.\u201d The FA said it would begin its search for a new England manager while Southgate takes charge for the World Cup qualifiers against Malta, Slovenia and Scotland plus a friendly with Spain.<\/p>\n
Allardyce succeeded Hodgson in July following England\u2019s disastrous performance at Euro 2016 in France. After just one match in charge \u2013 a 1-0 win over Slovakia in England\u2019s opening World Cup 2018 qualifier \u2013 he becomes the national side\u2019s shortest-serving full-time manager.<\/p>\n
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Sam Allardyce says he is \u201cdeeply disappointed\u201d to have left his role as England manager after just 67 days. It came after a newspaper reported he had offered advice on how to \u201cget around\u201d player transfer rules. Allardyce made a \u201cwholehearted apology\u201d and said he recognised some of his comments had \u201ccaused embarrassment\u201d. The FA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":252789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[1754,12111],"yoast_head":"\n