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UNBELIEVABLE: Sam allardyce - The Untold Story

‘It wouldn’t be fair to compare Kevin Nolan with Zinedine Zidane – but maybe he was a better warrior’ Youri Djorkaeff on two of his very different former team-mates

The France midfielder played alongside some very different types of players

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‘Sam Allardyce was the best manager Bolton could have had at that time. We were tough on the pitch and had a bit of magic – the perfect formula’ Youri Djorkaeff reflects on his Bolton Wanderers stint

The World Cup winner spent two seasons at Bolton Wanderers between 2002 and 2004

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‘I have no regrets about turning down Liverpool and Manchester United. I needed that Bolton experience in my life’ Youri Djorkaeff on his 2002 Bolton move

The French legend snubbed two north west giants to join Bolton Wanderers in 2002

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Dear England: James Graham’s rousing, joyful football drama will make you cry and shout at the TV

This stellar adaptation of James Graham’s award-winning play is a stirring take on national identity – even if not all the actors look like the real footballers. Put it this way, Wayne Rooney will be very pleased indeed

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Jermain Defoe is a long way from the Premier League but ready for Woking ‘gamble’

The former England, Tottenham and West Ham striker has dropped into the fifth tier for his first managerial job but is keen to earn his stripes and says there will be no excuses if success doesn’t come

The Independent UK

'I had lunch with Sam Allardyce, but he talked more about wine than about football, and then he got up and left me halfway through. I was a bit angry about how he decided to treat me, so I signed for Fiorentina.' Milan cult hero on turning down West Ham

Massimo Ambrosini very nearly ended up in the East End - but for a disappointing meeting with Big Sam...

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'Never mind Crystal Palace fans - it is Oliver Glasner who needs to stay humble'

Legendary Premier League manager believes wantaway Eagles boss needs taste of his own medicine

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'You've got half an hour, if you're playing bad I'm taking you off and telling the press why' - Sam Allardyce's brilliant Bolton Wanderers man-management tactic

Veteran manager Sam Allardyce has revealed a trick he pulled out the bag to deal with a player's poor off-the-field discipline

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Sammy Lee: ‘Going to Spain was the best thing that happened to me after joining Liverpool’

The former Liverpool and Osasuna player tells Sid Lowe about his coaching journey, redemption in Spain and working with Sven-Göran Eriksson

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The 12 Shortest Manager Reigns in Premier League History

The cut-throat nature of the Premier League has led to some brutal sackings.

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Ex-England manager insists Ruben Amorim should have signed 'brilliant' forward instead of Benjamin Sesko

Benjamin Sesko opened his account for Manchester United in their 3-1 loss at Brentford last weekend

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Sports quiz of the week: England v Spain, Tour, Tests and transfer deals

Have you been following the big stories in football, boxing, golf, tennis, athletics, rugby union?

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Sam Allardyce mystery mural gains former England manager’s approval

Portrait of ex-West Ham boss eating orange chips in the centre of his home town of Dudley puzzles locals

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England and Sweden get into spot of bother with an unmissable shootout

In today’s Football Daily: We need to talk about that shootout in Zurich

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Mystery artwork of former England boss eating chips appears on town centre wall

Allardyce was born and raised in Dudley

Evening Standard

Mystery artwork of former England boss eating chips appears in town centre

Sam Allardyce has thanked whoever put up the mural in his home town of Dudley, West Midlands, and praised it as a ‘very good likeness’.

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Celtic boss faces scrutiny to adapt tactics, injuries can’t justify Spurs’ woes

Former Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou previously insisted that he always wins silverware in the second season at a new club.

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Sam Allardyce linked with 'dream return' to Bolton Wanderers

Sam Allardyce has been linked with a possible return to Bolton, following the dismissal of Ian Evatt

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Guess the Premier League season from the nationality of the managers – quiz

The flags signal the nationality of each club’s manager on the final day of the season in the order the teams finished. Good luck!

Evening Standard

Alex Iwobi interview: Fulham star on his best ever season and the joy of giving back

The Fulham star is next week taking over a supermarket - the ‘AleXpress’ - to help those in need ahead of Christmas

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‘Big Sam gets a bad rap as a bit of a dinosaur, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. He was ahead of the curve on many things – I loved playing for him’: Ex-Bolton star sets record straight on Allardyce

Sam Allardyce is often ridiculed for his tactics - but one of his former Bolton players has hit back at those claims

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Next Coventry City manager odds: Lampard odds-on for Sky Blues job

We take a closer look at the latest betting for who will replace Mark Robins as the next Coventry City manager

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‘Signing for Newcastle United was a big moment for me, but my time with Sunderland was probably one of the most important chapters of my life’: DeAndre Yedlin was born in the USA but made in the North East of England

The 81-cap USA international, who is back in MLS at Cincinnati having played with Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, spoke exclusively to FourFourTwo

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‘Guys like Carlo Ancelotti don’t keep people on the staff if you’re not decent – every time a manager left, I thought I was gone, but I knew I was good at my job’: Everton legend on surviving seven managers at Goodison Park

Everton appointed Carlo Ancelotti in 2019 to great surprise, and one club legend received a huge endorsement from the Italian by rem

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Arsenal: Roy Keane compares Mikel Arteta tactics vs Man City to 'dinosaurs' Sam Allardyce and Tony Pulis

Defensive display denied the Gunners a first win at the Etihad Stadium in almost a decade

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