Southampton close investigation into assistant manager Black


Southampton v Burnley - Premier League - St Mary's Stadium - 16/10/16 Southampton assistant manager Eric Black Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley Livepic/Files

LONDON (Reuters) - Southampton have cleared assistant manager Eric Black of wrongdoing and closed an internal investigation after he was named in a newspaper sting that cost England boss Sam Allardyce his job in September.

Black had denied making any suggestion, to undercover reporters from The Daily Telegraph posing as representatives of a Far Eastern firm, about payments to club officials during transfer negotiations.

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