England manager Steve McClaren sacked after failure to qualify for Euro 2008: FA press conference

England manager Steve McClaren sacked after failure to qualify for Euro 2008: FA press conference; ENGLAND: London: Soho Square: INT *** FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY *** Press conference with Geoff Thompson (Chairman, Football Association (FA)) (C), with board members (L-R) Brian Mawhinney (Lord Mawhinney), Sir David Richards, Brian Barwick, Barry Bright, David Gill and Adrian Bevington Geoff Thompson (Chairman, FA) press conference SOT - The FA Board unaminously decided to terminate the contract of the England Head Coach Steve McClaren with immediate effect, also terminated contract of Assistant Coach, Terry Venables / Have agreed there will now be a full root and branch examination of the whole England senior team set-up which will begin with immediate effect, led by Brian Barwick, reporting to me the Chairman / The Chief Executive has been given authority to identify the new head coach and will report back to the Board with recommendations / There is no definite timeframe / Like every England fan we are all bitterly disappointed that we have failed to qualify for Euro 2008, I know Steve feels that disappointment more than anyone / We have no divine right to play in major tournaments but it is quite right that qualification is expected / I'd like to thank Steve for work he has done and for his work prior to that, his commitment could not be questioned / Recruitment process begins now and we'll do everything we can to find the right man for the job