New England manager Sam Allardyce said on Friday (22nd July) that he "can't stop smiling because I have got this job" and wants to "make everybody so proud of the England team again".

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Allardyce, England manager "Laughs, get that smile (to photographer), I can't imagine why we can't get that smile. Excuse me, I can't stop smiling because I have got this job. This is a job I have waited for for many, many years and I am absolutely delighted that I am now seated in this privileged position of being the English national team manager. It is going to be a great thrill for me to take the team forward from the nations point of view and hopefully make everybody so proud of the England team again."