Sam Allardyce loses job as England manager

  28 September 2016    Read: 1295
Sam Allardyce loses job as England manager
Former England boss Sam Allardyce has not ruled out a return to football.
Allardyce left his role in disgrace on Tuesday after 67 days following a newspaper report that he had offered advice on how to "get around" player transfer rules.

But when asked if it was his last job in management, the 61-year-old said: "Who knows? We`ll wait and see."

Allardyce acknowledged it was a "silly thing to do" but was critical of the way his wrongdoing was uncovered.

The former Bolton, West Ham and Sunderland boss said: "Unfortunately it was an error of judgement on my behalf.

"I`ve paid the consequences. Entrapment has won on this occasion and I have to accept that."

Earlier, he told Sky Sports he had only attended the meeting with the undercover reporters as a favour to friend and agent Scott McGarvey, who he says was hoping to land a job out of it.

He added: "The agreement was done very amicably with The FA and I apologise to those and all concerned in the unfortunate position I`ve put myself in."

Allardyce was speaking to reporters outside his home on Wednesday before leaving the country to go on holiday.

He wished England Under-21s manager Gareth Southgate, who has been placed in temporary charge of the national side, and the rest of the players and staff "all the very best".

England`s next match is a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Malta on Saturday, 8 October.

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