FILE - In this Sunday, May 24, 2015 file photo, Sam Allardyce waits at the start of their English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and West Ham United's at St James' Park, Newcastle, England. Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce says he is leaving the club after just five months and does not plan to continue his 26-year career in coaching. The 62-year-old Allardyce, who established his Premier League credentials during an eight-year spell with Bolton Wanderers, said in a statement on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 that he was leaving Palace for entirely personal reasons. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, file)