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LONDON (Reuters) – Sunderland have appointed Sam Allardyce as their new manager on a two-year deal, the Premier League club said on Friday.

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Allardyce, whose former clubs include Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United, replaces Dick Advocaat, who stepped down on Sunday.

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“I am very pleased to welcome Sam to our football club,” chairman Ellis Short said in a statement.

“Sunderland is a club he knows well and he was the obvious best choice for the job. He has vast experience of managing in the Premier League and an understanding first-hand of the north east and the passion of our fans, which will stand him in great stead.”

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(Reporting by Toby Davis, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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