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Leeds United person sacked manager Javi Gracia and appointed erstwhile England brag Sam Allardyce successful a bid to debar relegation from the Premier League.
Spaniard Gracia, appointed successful February, has been dismissed aft conscionable 10 weeks and 12 games successful complaint astatine Elland Road.
Allardyce, 68, is tasked with guiding 17th-placed Leeds, who are retired of the bottommost 3 lone connected extremity difference, to information with 4 games remaining.
His archetypal crippled successful complaint is against leaders Manchester City connected Saturday.
Allardyce - who volition beryllium assisted by erstwhile MK Dons, Charlton and Oxford United manager Karl Robinson - told Talksport it "took him 2 seconds to accidental yes" to the job.
"I was shocked. I ne'er thought astatine this signifier of the play [this would happen]. I thought determination would beryllium nary jobs," helium said.
He added: "I could person done with much time, but we've got 4 games and hopefully I tin support this fabulous nine successful the Premier League."
Director of shot Victor Orta near the nine by communal consent connected Tuesday having been successful disagreement with the committee implicit Gracia's position.
Gracia was appointed connected a "flexible contract" connected 21 February - 2 weeks aft the dismissal of erstwhile brag Jesse Marsch, who was sacked little than a twelvemonth aft replacing Marcelo Bielsa.
The 53-year-old Gracia's last lucifer successful complaint was Sunday's 4-1 decision astatine Bournemouth.
It was the club's latest dense decision nether the erstwhile Watford boss, pursuing 6-1, 5-1 and 4-1 thrashings by Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Arsenal respectively past month.
It besides meant the Whites' winless tally extended to a 5th lucifer - including 4 losses - since a 2-1 triumph implicit Nottingham Forest connected 4 April.
More to follow.
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