Sam Allardyce, fired coach of England national team, rumored as possible hire for Minnesota United (UPDATE: Not really!)

Fake? Not surprised. 

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Sam Allardyce, fired coach of England national team, rumored as possible hire for Minnesota United (UPDATE: Not really!)

Monday, October 3, 2016 by Mike Mullen

But would they disqualify him from coaching here in America? In Minnesota? The Daily Mail tabloid speculates Allardyce might be looking to move next to the United States, relying on unnamed sources close to the scandalized coach. One says Allardyce "loved" his time playing in Tampa, Florida, during the 1980s, when he featured for the now-defunct North American Soccer League (NASL).

In his own book, Allardyce acknowledged the thought of coaching a team in MLS "appeals" to him.

NBC Sports is connecting some dots, suggesting the most available job in the whole league might be Minnesota's, as the United look to transition from their (unrelated) North American Soccer League to MLS.

Of course, United already has a coach, Carl Craig, who has Minnesota sitting in fifth place in the NASL standings at present. NBC observes it's not "certain" Craig will be brought along when the team moves up to the majors.

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UPDATE: Looks like this is fake. Well, not NBC Sports' report, but the intel behind it: The "rumors circulating that Allardyce could be offered the gig in the Twin Cities" came from noted local soccer blogger Bruce McGuire, one of the biggest Minnesota United supporters there is.

Apparently McGuire got the ball rolling (accidentally) with a single tweet this morning -- with its Trump-ian "people I respect are tweeting about it" phrasing -- an intended joke which was then picked up as a real rumor by NBC. We'll update if Sam Allardyce is spotted drinking at the Dubliner.