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- Updated: September 29, 2016
Wales boss Chris Coleman has comprehensively ruled himself out of the running to succeed Sam Allardyce as England coach.
Former Bolton and Sunderland manager Allardyce left his job with the Football Association after just 67 days on Tuesday evening following a newspaper sting.
And after naming his squad for the upcoming World Cup double-header against Austria and Georgia, Coleman, who guided Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016, was unequivocal in his reply when asked if he would be interested in filling the vacancy.
“My answer would be a big fat no,” he said. “I think the next England manager should be an Englishman. I don’t think itshould be someone from overseas – I don’t care what his record is.
“I know how much it means to me to manage Wales. Unless you are from that country, you can never ever know how much it means to represent your country.
“Why should England look further afield? Are they going to be with Gareth (Southgate), Brucey (Steve Bruce) or …
