FA say they had to act over Allardyce

LONDON: Sam Allardyce’s departure as England manager was essential to preserve the Football Association’s integrity as “guardians of the game”, the governing body’s senior figures said. FA chairman Greg Clarke and chief executive Martin Glenn met with Allardyce at Wembley to seal his fate after newspaper revelations left his position untenable. Glenn, who led the three-man panel that nominated Allardyce, made it clear it was impossible for the FA to ignore the incendiary comments given their position as the game’s governing body, even though they would have preferred to keep the former Sunderland boss. “It has been a really painful decision because obviously we’ve only just hired Sam,” Glenn said.

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