England boss will have to testify again

Loughton

New England boss Sam Allardyce will have to give evidence again after a judge halted the trial of an alleged conman accused of a ‘champers and hampers’ scam. Stephen Ackerman, 48, turned up at the Hammers’ Chadwell Heath training ground offering Fortnum & Mason hampers and Dom Perignon champagne among other luxury items in December 2014, it is said. Former West Ham manager Allardyce, 61, handed over £270 for six bottles of Laurent Perrier rose champagne and six bottles of…

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