Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is set to be named as the new England boss by the FA, according to the BBC.
Allardyce, who has also managed Bolton, Blackburn, Newcastle and West Ham in the Premier League, is believed to have been appointed as Roy Hodgson's successor.
The 61-year-old's first game in charge will be against Slovakia in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on September 4.
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