Former England football manager Sam Allardyce. Photo: Reuters
In the history of modern football, Sam Allardyce’s 67 days as England manager will definitely stand long as an infamous record – and will make for useful pub quiz fodder.
Allardyce, 61, was caught up in a newspaper (Britain’s Daily Telegraph) sting in which he allegedly met a bogus consortium of Far East businessmen seeking advice on the Premier League’s billion-pound transfer market. In the transcript, he talked about ways to circumvent an FA rule enacted in 2008 about third parties owning parts of a player’s economic rights. He was swiftly sacked (or “mutual consent”, according to industry-speak) as England manager for inappropriate conduct.
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