Sam Allardyce scandal: Revelations set to continue for days with investigators promising to uncover more corruption in British football
England manager is on the brink of being sacked after video reveals he met with bogus businessmen
REVELATIONS from the investigation that uncovered Sam Allardyce's meeting with bogus businessmen are set to continue in the coming days.
That sting - which leaves the England manager on the brink of the sack - was only part of an investigation that will rock English football.
Allardyce's job is under threat after the released a video that shows the England manager apparently agreeing to a £400,000 deal for advice on how to "get around" FA rules on third party ownership.
The paper says its investigation has gone on for almost a year.
More reports are set to be run over the coming days with "high profile" football clubs and managers in the firing line.
It is not yet known who could come under scrutiny.
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The Daily Telegraph's corruption investigation claims to have also unravelled:
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The Football Association has received a detailed disclosure of the findings, including 18 questions from the two meetings with Allardyce.
The former Bolton, Newcastle and West Ham manager held talks with his bosses at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday morning, although there has been no announcement from the FA as yet.
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is the bookies' favourite to be the next England manager.
The boss was caught on film by The Telegraph appearing to abuse his position to help businessmen “get around” FA transfer rules.
Allardyce had only been in charge of the national team for just one game, after replacing Roy Hodgson 67 days ago.
He is accused to meeting up with a bogus consortium, who were in fact undercover reporters posing as Far East businessmen who claimed they were interested in bringing overseas players to England.
Allardyce, 61 – who is paid £3million a year plus bonuses as England manager – agreed to travel to Singapore and Hong Kong as an ambassador and explained to the “businessmen” how they could circumvent FA rules which prohibit third parties “owning” players.
Over the course of two meetings Allardyce told the fictitious businessmen that it was “not a problem” to bypass the rules introduced by his employers in 2008.
He said he knew of certain agents who were “doing it all the time” and added: “You can still get around it. I mean obviously the big money’s here.”
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