Big Sam has spoken publicly for the first time since he lost the England job

Allardyce spoke to reporters outside his home in Bolton this morning.

Former England manager Sam Allardyce has told reporters he made "an error of judgment", adding: "I have paid the consequences."

The 61-year-old's contract was terminated by mutual agreement on Tuesday night after crisis talks with the Football Association triggered by a Daily Telegraph investigation in which he was covertly filmed advising undercover reporters on how to sidestep FA transfer regulations.