England manager Allardyce caught in newspaper sting

England football team manager Sam Allardyce has been caught up in a newspaper sting in which he is alleged to have met a bogus consortium of Far East businessmen seeking advice on the Premier League's billion pound transfer market. During meetings with undercover reporters from The Daily Telegraph, Allardyce is reported to have criticised his predecessor Roy Hodgson, calling him "Woy" and saying he "hasn't got the personality" for public speaking. Former Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United and Sunderland boss Allardyce replaced Hodgson as England manager in July. Allardyce is also alleged to have said England's players were underperforming because they had a "psychological barrier" and "can't cope", suggested players who were not being played for their club should not be picked for England and described the FA decision to redevelop Wembley Stadium as "stupid". Reuters was unable to independently verify the report. An FA spokesman said: "We have asked The Daily Telegraph to provide us with the full facts in relation to this matter." Meanwhile, England manager Sam Allardyce is odds-on with bookmakers to lose his job following a newspaper sting that showed him ranting about a "corrupt" tax system, criticising the FA and seeking a lucrative role as an adviser in the Far East. Allardyce, who was appointed in July following the departure of Roy Hodgson after this year's European Championship, has overseen one match - a 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Slovakia. One of the highest-paid managers in the game with a salary of around 3 million pounds ($3.9 million) a year, Allardyce was secretly filmed by the Daily Telegraph discussing England's failings with a group he had been told were businessmen with interests in Singapore and Hong Kong. The 61-year-old discussed a deal where he would be paid 400,000 pounds for a series of visits and speeches, though he made it clear that any arrangement would have to be cleared with his employers - the FA. Local media reported that FA chairman Greg Clarke and chief executive Martin Glenn were discussing the issue after summoning Allardyce to Wembley. The Telegraph on Tuesday released a second extract from the video showing a rambling Allardyce condemning the UK's tax operation - HMRC - as "the most corrupt business in Britain".