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Former Football Association chairman Greg Dyke says the England manager must be 'whiter than white' as The FA begin their search for a new boss.
The 69-year-old was speaking after English football's governing body terminated Sam Allardyce's contract by mutual consent following an investigation into a newspaper sting, which appeared to show the Three Lions boss advising reporters posing as businessmen how to circumvent transfer laws.
Gareth Southgate will take charge of England's senior team for the next four matches against Malta, Slovenia, Scotland and Spain while The FA seek out Allardyce's permanent successor.
And Dyke, who questioned why Allardyce appeared to be negotiating further work while on a bumper salary, believes the FA handled the issue well.
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He told BBC Radio 4’s ‘The World Tonight’ programme: "The FA have made exactly the right decision.
“If you want to be the England manager you have to be whiter than white and I’m afraid what we’ve found out from the Daily Telegraph today is that the person who was the current England manager was not whiter than white – and I don’t think they’ve had any option [other than] to take the action they [have] done.
“This guy was being paid more than £3m a year, so why was he running around trying to find £400,000 from somewhere?
“I’ve talked to a lot of fans about it and everyone feels that if you’re getting £3m a year you don’t need to go and do this.”