Why was a sting operation conducted on England gaffer Sam Allardyce?

England boss 'Big Sam' has been caught up in a newspaper sting operation

By: Score Keepers |
October 7, 2016 3:31 pm

Tags: Premier League,

England manager Sam Allardyce has been caught up in a newspaper sting in which he is alleged to have met a bogus consortium of Far East businessmen seeking advice on the Premier League’s £1 billion transfer market.

Big football scandal broken by @Telegraph today. England manager Sam Allardyce trapped by newspaper sting which raises serious questions.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 27, 2016

During meetings with the undercover reporters from ‘The Daily Telegraph’, Allardyce is reported to have criticised his predecessor Roy Hodgson, calling him “Woy” and saying that he “hasn’t got the personality” for public speaking let alone handling the ‘Three Lions’ job.

The former Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United, and Sunderland boss Allardyce replaced Hodgson as England manager in July 2016. Big Sam is also alleged to have said England’s players were underperforming because they had a “psychological barrier” and “can’t cope”, suggested players who were not being played for their club should not be picked for England and described the FA decision to redevelop Wembley Stadium as “stupid”.

English FA stated: “We have asked ‘The Daily Telegraph’ to provide us with the full facts in relation to this matter.”

– with Reuters input