Allardyce admits to England nerves ahead of Slovakia game


Football Soccer - England Press Conference - Holiday Inn, Trnava, Slovakia - 3/9/16 England manager Sam Allardyce and Wayne Rooney during the press conference Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine

(Reuters) - New England manager Sam Allardyce has admitted that he will be nervous when he leads the national side out for the first time in their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Sunday.

The 61-year-old has spent his whole managerial career in the English leagues, leading Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Sunderland among other teams, but has always maintained that the England job was his ultimate career goal.

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