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LONDON -- England is on the verge of hiring Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce to take charge of the national team as Roy Hodgsons successor.A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the English Football Association is close to finalizing Allardyces appointment.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the appointment has not been made and the FA board, which is due to meet on Thursday, has to approve new coaches.The FA has to secure Allardyces release from Sunderland, which urged for a swift resolution last week after revealing that the 61-year-old Englishman had held talks with England.At the present time Sam Allardyce remains Sunderland manager, Sunderland said in a statement on Wednesday evening. We share in the anger and frustration of our supporters and would like to assure them that we are working to conclude the matter in the best interests of Sunderland.The FA began searching for a new coach three weeks ago when Hodgsons hopes of extending his four-year stint were ended by an embarrassing loss to Iceland in the last 16 of the European Championship. The defeat prolonged the countrys trophy drought since the 1966 World Cup.England has little time to dwell on the humiliation in France with qualifying for the 2018 World Cup beginning with an away match against Slovakia on Sept. 4.Allardyce has 25 years of experience in management, including spells in the Premier League with Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham.Although Allardyce has never won a major trophy as a player or coach, he has a reputation for improving struggling teams.Allardyce joined Sunderland in October and helped the team stay in the Premier League, further improving his credentials for the England job.Like Hodgson, Allardyce never appeared as a player for England.Gio Urshela Jersey . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Nestor Cortes Jr. Jersey .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. https://www.cheapyankees.com/2591g-wade-boggs-jersey-yankees.html .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. Didi Gregorius Yankees Jersey . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Ron Guidry Jersey . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers.BOSTON -- After intimating yesterday that injured left fielder Andrew Benintendi would likely be activated for Wednesdays series finale against Baltimore, Red Sox manager John Farrell instead pulled the trigger a day early, telling reporters at his pregame news conference the rookie will be active for tonights game.After yesterdays work, it became maybe a little more apparent hed be ready to go today, or at least be available, Farrell said. Brock [Holt] is still dealing with a little bit of a shoulder issue after the slide and tag from [Torontos?Edwin] Encarnacion?the other day.The promising 22-year-old twisted his left knee and collapsed in the dirt while trying to avoid a tag in Bostons loss to Tampa Bay on Aug. 24, which looked far worse than the diagnosis. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a knee injury.At the time, we didnt realize how severe the ankle turn was, Farrell said. Which in hindsight, from what weve gathered, might have softened the blow to the knee, so were fortunate it wasnt worse than what it was.Benintendi cleared his last physical test, sliding, before yesterdays game. He faced live pitching in a simulated game this afternoon, which Farrell said was more about just getting his timing down.ddddddddddddhe true test was sliding, but I had no problem at all, Benintendi said.Given the logjam created in left by Chris Youngs red-hot run (.450 so far in September), its unclear how long itll be before Benintendi makes his next start. He said he hasnt talked with Farrell yet about the plan, but Im sure we will.Benintendi will be wearing a knee brace, but he says there are no restrictions right now, and I dont think there will be [going forward].The Red Soxs 2015 first-round draft pick and former Baseball America College Player of the Year made his impact almost immediately upon getting called up from Double-A Portland on Aug. 2. In 21 games, Benintendi hit .324/.365/.485 with six doubles, one homer and 10 RBIs. He also wowed fans with an acrobatic leaping catch to rob Tampa Bays Steven Souza Jr. of a surefire dinger on Aug. 23 at Tropicana Field -- one day before the knee injury that sent him to the DL. ' ' '