Former Barnsley coach guilty of taking £5,000 bung

Former Barnsley FC assistant coach Tommy Wright is facing jail after he was convicted of accepting a £5,000 bung from an undercover reporter. Wright, 53, received the bribe after the journalist set up a meeting with two agents during the Daily Telegraph’s ‘football for sale’ probe in September 2016. The newspaper investigation led to Sam Allardyce, resigning from his position as the manager of the England team. Former Leicester City and Leeds Utd winger Wright was assistant head coach of…