Contrite Sam Allardyce takes time out after 'error of judgment'

Sam Allardyce has not ruled out a return to management after an “error of judgment” brought his dream job with England to an embarrassingly early end.

After just one match and 67 days at the helm, the FA is having to look for a new manager after The Daily Telegraph’s revelations about Roy Hodgson’s successor threw the governing body into a tailspin. Secretly-filmed video footage appeared to show Allardyce making numerous controversial remarks about subjects that varied from England players to circumventing FA regulations, and side work to his employers.

It led to the 61-year-old’s time at the “pinnacle” coming to a swift end, with England Under-21s manager Gareth Southgate parachuted into the hotseat for the four remaining matches in 2016.