Sam Allardyce appointed manager of England football team
Roy Hodgson quit after England were knocked out in the last 16 of Euro 16 by lowly Iceland
- 61-year-old Allardyce has had successful spells with Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham
Updated : 16:25
The England football team has a new head coach as the popular Sam Allardyce has been announced as the man who will lead the team into qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The vacancy was left after Roy Hodgson resigned following an embarrsassing defeat to minnows Iceland in the first knockout round of the Euro 2016 tournament in France.
Allardyce has signed a two-year deal and will link up with the squad ahead of the friendly game with an unnamed opponent in Wembley on September 1.
He is known for having been a dogged personality that brought stability to English clubs such as Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham. Most recently Allardyce guided Sunderland to safety in the English Premier League.
Sunderland have released Allardyce to England following negotiations over a compensation package for the northern club.
The decision was made by a three-man FA panel of chief executive Martin Glenn, technical director Dan Ashworth and vice-chairman David Gill, after a three-week process, ahead of Hull's Steve Bruce.
England embark on a campaign for the forthcoming World Cup, after a humiliating exit from the most recent major tournament in Frnace. Allardyce has a huge job on his hands to stimulate a group of players whos preide will have been severely dented.