LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City have sacked manager Stuart Pearce with immediate effect, the Premier League club said on Monday.
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Sam Allardyce could be set for a £12 million, four-year contract to manage Newcastle.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Allardyce has been in talks with Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd to take over at St James' Park, and will become the Premiership's third highest-paid boss - behind Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho.
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WIGAN (Reuters) - Wigan Athletic have appointed current assistant Chris Hutchings as their new manager after Paul Jewell resigned on Monday, less than 24 hours after steering the club to Premier League survival.
Chairman Dave Whelan announced the appointment at a news conference at the JJB Stadium on Monday and said that Jewell, who had been feeling unwell and would take a long holiday, had not been approached by any other club.