Sam Allardyce 'hurt and disappointed' to lose England job

Sam Allardyce has spoken to reporters for the first time since a newspaper sting cost him the England job - and claimed "entrapment has won on this occasion".

A sombre-looking Allardyce emerged from his Bolton home this morning after being forced to quit on Tuesday night.

The 61-year-old had been filmed apparently trying to broker a £400,000 deal and telling businessmen how to evade strict rules on third-party ownership - a practice banned by FIFA since May 2015.

The 'businessmen' turned out to be undercover reporters carrying out a Daily Telegraph investigation.

Despite appearing to criticise the newspaper's methods, Allardyce admitted: "On reflection, it was a silly thing to do ... and I have paid the consequences. I am going to go away and reflect on it."

Allardyce had overseen only one game after taking over from Roy Hodgson this summer and his tenure lasted just 67 days.

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Asked if it would be his last job in football, he replied: "Who knows?"

His comments come as the Telegraph said evidence reportedly implicating eight current and former Premier League managers in taking "bungs" for player transfers would be passed to the FA.

It said a number of agents had been recorded boasting about how many managers they had paid.

Sam Allardyce earlier contacted Sky Sports News to say he was "very hurt and extremely disappointed" and could not express in words how "very down" he was at losing his job.

He claimed he had attended the hotel meeting as a favour to football agent Scott McGarvey, who was "down on his luck".

He said the pair had known each other for 20 to 30 years and he was "trying to help him out".

There were discussions about a public speaking contract for him, but Allardyce asserted his "main motivation was not money", but "to help an old friend".

He told Sky he was "extremely sorry" and accepted he had made "a huge error of judgement".

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Allardyce was asked by the 'businessmen' about the rules on third-party ownership and is seen responding in the footage, saying: "It's not a problem."

He said an unnamed group had been "doing it for years" and "you can still get around it".

England Under-21 manager Gareth Southgate has agreed to step in as interim boss for the senior team's next four games, the first of which is against Malta on 8 October.

He is currently the bookies' favourite to keep the job on a permanent basis.

Allardyce met with FA bosses, including chairman Greg Clarke, on Tuesday to explain and apologise for the affair.

It was revealed afterwards he would leave the England job "by mutual agreement".

He now intends to leave the country for a break.