FA Set to Announce Sam Allardyce as New England Manager in the Next 24 Hours

The FA are set to announce Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce as the new England manager in the next 24 hours, according to the Sun.

The former Newcastle and Bolton boss was alongside Hull City's Steve Bruce, Bournemouth's Eddie Howe and the USA national coach Jurgen Klinsmann in the decision-making process. 

The FA also received consultation from the likes of former front-runner for the role in 2012 Harry Redknapp, and ex-players Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand, however, it appears that 'Big Sam' has been given the nod, and will be officially informed on Thursday.

Despite stiff competition for what has been described as the biggest job in football, it has been suggested that Allardyce was always the favourite to succeed Roy Hodgson in the role, and the panel were particularly impressed with his ability to produce high work rate, defensive resilience and impose on his players a clear and precise identity, the latter ultimately being Roy's downfall.

Allardyce's first fixture as Three Lions boss will be a friendly fixture on September 1st, with the FA negotiating an opponent currently, but the Czech Republic have been contacted over a possible match-up. 

Three days later, Allardyce will take charge of his first competitive fixture, with a World Cup Qualifying match against Euro 2016 Group B opponents Slovakia.

In terms of finding a replacement for Allardyce at Sunderland, it has been reported that the club have already begun setting a shortlist of managers to take the role, with David Moyes in advanced talks to take over at Wearside, who has been out-of-work since being sacked by La Liga side Real Sociedad in November 2015.