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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your teams on the go or at home. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;England appointed Sunderland boss Sam&amp;nbsp;Allardyce&amp;nbsp;as its new manager on Friday, effective immediately.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allardyce, 61, replaces Roy Hodgson in the national team role after keeping Sunderland out of the relegation zone last season. He was the unanimous choice of the FA\u2019s three-man selection panel.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI am extremely honoured to be appointed England manager especially as it is no secret that this is the role I have always wanted. For me, it is absolutely the best job in English football,\u201D&amp;nbsp;Allardyce said in a statement. \u201CI 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.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CWhile my main focus will be on the senior team and getting positive results, I want to add my influence to the great work being done across the development teams at St. George\u2019s Park \u2013 a facility I have used with my previous clubs,\u201D Allardyce added. \u201CI know we have talented, committed players and it is time for us to deliver.\u201D\u200B\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CSam Allardyce is the right man for the England job,\u201D FA chief executive Martin Glenn said. \u201CHis excellent managerial credentials, including his ability to realise the potential of players and teams, develop a strong team ethos and embrace modern methods that enhance performance, made him the outstanding choice.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allardyce becomes the fourth England manager of the past 10 years, and will debut in a friendly match against a still-unnamed opponent on Sept. 1. England opens World Cup qualification on Sept. 4 against Slovakia. The team fell to upstart Iceland in the Round of 16 at this summer\u2019s Euro.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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