Sam Allardyce complained about the tax system in the UK during the Telegraph's investigation into alleged corruption in football, claiming HMRC is the "most corrupt business" in Britain.

The England manager, who has himself been investigated twice over his tax affairs, told undercover reporters: “The most corrupt business in our country would be what? You’ll be shocked when I tell you this – HMRC.

“They fly out tax demands without any real knowledge whether they should or shouldn’t.

“They just put ‘em out willy-nilly and if you pay them, people s--- themselves and pay them.

“Then they go to their accountant and say, and if you’ve got a s--- accountant, the account s---- himself and says, well you must owe them, you had better pay it."