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England Sack McClaren
Thursday 22 November 2007 at 14:10  Steve McClaren has been removed from his post as England manager after his side failed to make the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland.
England were beaten 3-1 by Croatia, which allowed Russia to finish second in the qualifying table and progress to the latter stages of the tournament.
And following the removal of the former Middlesbrough man, and his assistant Terry Venables, ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill head the betting at 4/1 with Sporting Bet and Coral.
Fabio Capello has also seen his odds cut to 6/1 with Tote Sport after he admitted that he would be keen on becoming the next England manager.
In a press conference on McClaren's future earlier today (November 22nd), FA chief executive Brian Barwick admitted that the former manager's qualifying efforts were not good enough.
Barwick said: "I spoke to Steve this morning - we get on very well with him. I've had many grown-up conversations and had another one with him this morning - and I can only wish him well. But in the end, not qualifying for Euro 2008 comes up short."
Meanwhile, David Beckham has been made a rank outsider to replace McClaren with Blue Square offering 200/1 for the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder to take charge of the national side.
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