Agent convicted of soccer bungs

A football agent is facing jail after a jury found him guilty of bribery following a newspaper probe into corruption in the game. Giuseppe ‘Pino’ Pagliara, 64, repeatedly claimed he was able to buy influence with managers during a series of taped meetings with undercover reporters. The newspaper investigation led to Sam Allardyce, resigning from his position as the manager of the England team. The Italian was convicted of two counts of accepting a bribe but the jury is still…