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Published 17:21 22 Jul 2016 BST
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"For me, it is absolutely the best job in English football. I will do everything I can to help England do well and give our nation the success our fans deserve. Above all, we have to make the people and the whole country proud."Sunderland will be compensated to the tune of £3m for Allardyce's departure, however, they aren't taking the decision well.
The Black Cats' statement reads:
"Sunderland AFC confirms the departure of Sam Allardyce, who takes up the position of England manager with immediate effect. "The focus of everyone at Sunderland AFC now is on moving forward quickly and decisively, with the appointment of the club's new manager to be confirmed at the earliest opportunity."Sunderland didn't wish their former player or manager good luck in his new role, and seemed generally pissed off Allardyce has left. Instead of focusing on the fact their manager has been deemed good enough to become England manager, or thank him for his work, they appeared unnecessarily annoyed about the whole episode. But then again, the past 10 days of negotiations between the FA and Allardyce has severely dented the Black Cats' quest to qualify for the Champions League. They've also missed out on transfer targets, and have fallen behind in the race to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus. They're now set to appoint David Moyes, who will have a few months to settle into the job, before Sunderland start playing well in April and finish 17th.
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