Sam Allardyce
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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
By Ryan Dabbs published
Sam Allardyce is often ridiculed for his tactics - but one of his former Bolton players has hit back at those claims
‘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
By Matthew Ketchell published
The 81-cap USA international, who is back in MLS at Cincinnati having played with Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, spoke exclusively to FourFourTwo
10 bizarre motivational techniques managers have used: From car factory adventures to pizza nights and letters
By Timothy Ellis published
Having to deal with more than 20 professional players at any given moment can be a stressful task, which is perhaps why these managers have employed such strange methods...
How one Bolton Wanderers legend helped Sam Allardyce mix it with the Premier League's big boys
By Richard Edwards published
EXCLUSIVE Former Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos is still regarded as a Wanderers cult hero some 16 years after his exit
Next Wales manager odds: Clear favourite emerges after Rob Page dismissal
By Steven Chicken published
Rob Page has left the Wales manager's job three months on from their failure to qualify for Euro 2024
Soccer Slammers: The figurines that turn football stars into wrestlers
By Chris Flanagan published
Dismissed by Bristol City, Big Nige is now ready to go on the rampage with Big Sam and Brucey – as wrestlers?!
Robbie Keane: "Big Sam and I were brought in too late to save Leeds"
By Ed McCambridge published
Former Leeds and Spurs striker Keane served as a coaching assistant to Sam Allardyce in the final weeks of Leeds' doomed Premier League campaign
‘I was six months too late’: How Sam Allardyce being sacked as England manager in 2016 ended a player's dream of national team selection
By Ryan Dabbs published
Allardyce's dismissal after just one game meant Gareth Southgate opted for a different profile of player
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