Allardyce after joining Leeds: ‘There’s nobody ahead of me’
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Sam Allardyce has made an unlikely return to the Premier League. The 68-year-old former England coach has been hired by Leeds until the end of the season after the relegation-threatened club fired manager Javi Gracia. Allardyce’s last coaching role was at West Bromwich Albion for the second half of the 2020-21 season. He failed in his short-term mission to keep the team in the Premier League but that hasn’t stopped Leeds from turning to Allardyce. Leeds is in fourth-to-last place in the standings and only out of the relegation zone on goal difference with four games remaining.