2016 English football scandal

Following Allardyce's departure, the Telegraph published further details of much wider-reaching corruption through English club football, claiming that eight Premier League managers accepted "bungs" for player transfers.

[5] On 27 September, the Telegraph revealed that the Barnsley assistant manager Tommy Wright had taken a £5,000 "bung" in order to arrange for the club to purchase part-owned players from a fictitious East Asian firm.

[8] Leeds United chairman Massimo Cellino was shown on video agreeing to sell 20% of the club in order to work around third-party player ownership rules.

[9] On 29 September, the Telegraph released further footage from their investigation, alleging to show the assistant manager of Southampton, Eric Black, advising fictitious businessmen on how to bribe lower-league clubs.

[14] Robert Sullivan, Director of Strategy at the FA, later confirmed to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee that Allardyce's comments were "a factual, correct statement around the laws of the English game and having third-party ownership".