Gareth Southgate will take charge for the next four matches Getty Images/Philipp SchmidliSam Allardyce is expected to receive a payoff of about £1 million after serving only 67 days as England manager before leaving the role yesterday. The FA said Allardyce’s position had became untenable as soon as the details of his remarks to undercover reporters from The Telegraph, posing as Far East businessmen wanting to set up a football agency, became known on Monday evening. The FA’s leaders are also aware that the Allardyce scandal may just be only the start of a wave of unwelcome disclosures about English footballBut after departing his position by mutual consent, it is understood that Allardyce, who had signed a two-year contract worth £6 million, will be paid a seven-figure settlement. The FA will give Gareth Southgate, the England…

Source: The Times September 27, 2016 23:06 UTC