The FA have asked for the "full facts" following a newspaper sting on England manager Sam Allardyce, but what did he say?
A report in The Daily Telegraph
claims Allardyce told undercover reporters posing as businessmen it was
possible to "get around" an FA rule, introduced in 2008, banning third
parties from owning part of a player's economic rights.The report also alleges Allardyce, who has only been in the job since July, mocked predecessor Roy Hodgson, while the 61-year-old also discusses England's Euro 2016 exit, Gary Neville, team selections and potential conflict in speaking engagements.
Allardyce won his first game in charge of England 1-0 against Slovakia earlier in September
However,
Allardyce also explained that principally the speaking role would only
conflict with the England manager's role if he was advising on players
and transfers and that he could not be described as a 'strategic
adviser', while his agent, Mark Curtis, also present at the meeting,
said Allardyce would have to run anything by "the powers that be".Asked for a response to the report, an FA spokesman said: "We have asked The Daily Telegraph to provide us with the full facts in relation to this matter."
Allardyce failed to respond to requests for a comment.
Below, we look at the key quotes from the newspaper report, published on Monday evening.
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