Sam Allardyce’s England reign lasted just 67 days… and a lot has happened since he landed the job
MUCH has happened in the 67 days that Sam Allardyce enjoyed as manager of England.
The Ex-Sunderland gaffer was sacked on Tuesday as Three Lions manager after being caught up in a newspaper sting.
West Ham supporters were looking forward to moving into their new Olympic Stadium whilst the price of a pint of milk was two pence cheaper.
But here are eight other crazy happenings that has changed during Allardyce's short reign as England manager.
Pokemon Go was a huge craze
Gone are the days when grown adults were glued to their phones looking to find Pokemon under bridges, in parks and near streams.
As expected, the Pokemon Go novelty eventually wore off and everybody went back to living normal lives again.
Brangelina was still a thing
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have taken the headlines with their recent split but just two months ago everybody had believed they were the perfect couple.
Gareth Bale was the world's most expensive player
Manchester United were rumoured to be lining up a massive £100million bid for Juventus player Paul Pogba as speculation over his future continued to increase.
The Frenchman eventually took Gareth Bales' tag as the world's most expensive player in a £109million deal.
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BHS was still around
The British store had gone into administration before the appointment of Allardyce but it wasn't until last month that the last BHS store shut its doors.
The world was still waiting for a maniac to leap out of a plane with no parachute
That was until Luke Aikins jumped from a plane 25,000 ft in the air and after a two minute freefall, landed in a giant net.
Gene Wilder was still alive
The sad news that actor Gene Wilder, most famous for his role as Willy Wonka, had passed away on August 29.
You could plug earphones into an Apple phone
Apple have recently released their new iPhone 7 Plus and it caused outrage with the news that it comes with no headphone socket.
The technology giants are set to earn a fortune from unfortunate victims who lose or break their wireless headphones.
