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The greed of Sam Allardyce is an even bigger disgrace to our national team than our abysmal Euro 2016 blunder

His disregard for a job many would give their right arm for boggles the mind and has made us an even bigger laughing stock

Sam Allardyce was sacked as England manager after scandal emerged

THE greed of Sam Allardyce boggles the mind.

Here was a man facing the greatest challenge and privilege of his long career — managing England for £3million a year plus bonuses.

 His selfish pursuit of topping up his £3million-a-year-salary plus bonuses has disgraced our entire nation
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His selfish pursuit of topping up his £3million-a-year-salary plus bonuses has disgraced our entire nationCredit: Reuters

His every waking thought ought to have been on how to transform a team of perpetual losers.

Instead, before he had presided over even his first game, his focus was on using his new status to grub around for even more dosh.

Greed alone isn’t usually a sacking offence. But an England manager cannot survive if he suggests to strangers that he will flout the rules of his FA employers for money.

The Telegraph’s reporters have done the country a service in exposing him.

Our national team has suffered many embarrassments, not least the Iceland shocker at the Euros.

But to hire and fire this wide-boy in just 67 days has made us an even bigger global laughing stock.

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