How England made the decision

More than three weeks after Roy Hodgson’s resignation, the search for the next England manager has reached its conclusion.

Sky Sports News HQ understands that Sam Allardyce will be ratified as Roy Hodgson’s replacement at an FA board meeting on Thursday.

But who are the three men on the FA panel that picked the new man, and what were they looking for? Here, we take a look…

Who will pick the new boss?

FA chief executive Martin Glenn, FA technical director Dan Ashworth and FA vice-chairman David Gill.

What are their credentials?

Glenn admitted that he was “not a football expert” during a press conference alongside Hodgson last month, but has been in his role at the FA since March of last year.

He spent most of his career as a branding expert in advertising before joining the FA – hiring Gary Lineker as the face of Walkers crisps in 1992.

Glenn is an FA Level One qualified coach, but has not coached or managed at any professional level. He spent time as a non-executive director at Leicester City from 2002 to 2006, but he has never appointed a manager before.

He has also overseen the use of a number of ex-England players including Joe Cole, Phil Neville, Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard getting involved in England’s younger representative sides.

Ashworth, meanwhile, joined the FA in 2012 where he rose to his current role. He came to prominence during his time at West Brom, where he worked alongside Hodgson – with the former England boss playing a key role in bringing Ashworth to the FA.

He helped with the appointments of Roberto Di Matteo, Hodgson and Steve Clarke at The Hawthorns, while he also oversaw the appointment of Mark Sampson to manage the England women’s side, who finished third at last summer’s World Cup.

He was released by Norwich as a teenager having failed …

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