16 Facts About Mark Sampson

1.

Mark Geraint Sampson was born on 18 October 1982 and is a Welsh football coach who was most recently a first team coach at Stevenage.

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Mark Sampson has been a manager of the England women's team.

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Mark Sampson went on to become a coach, teaching youth players at Cardiff City.

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In 2007, Mark Sampson became head of Swansea City's centre of excellence whilst the club was under the management of Roberto Martinez, working there until 2009.

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Mark Sampson was appointed manager of Welsh Football League club Taff's Well in November 2008, having previously been youth team coach at the club.

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In December 2013 Mark Sampson was appointed manager of the England women's team.

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On 20 September 2017, Mark Sampson was sacked as the manager of the England women's national team because of what the FA described as, "clear evidence of inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour by a coach" during his tenure as the manager of Bristol Academy prior to his appointment as England coach in 2014.

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8.

Mark Sampson subsequently brought an unfair dismissal case against the FA.

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On 18 October 2017, the FA apologised to players Eniola Aluko and Drew Spence after Katharine Newton concluded, on a balance of probabilities, in a third investigation that Mark Sampson made comments that were "discriminatory on the grounds of race".

10.

Mark Sampson was appointed as a first-team coach of Stevenage on 4 July 2019.

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Mark Sampson was appointed as caretaker manager on 9 September 2019 after the sacking of Dino Maamria.

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Subsequently, Mark Sampson was accused of using racist language in a coaches meeting by former first team coach Ali Uzunhasanoglu.

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On 20 November 2019 Mark Sampson was charged by the FA for using racist language.

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On 20 January 2020, the charge against Mark Sampson of using racist language was dismissed as not proven by the FA independent commission.

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On 12 May 2020 Mark Sampson confirmed he was taking legal action after the allegations were dismissed.

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Mark Sampson remained with the club until his departure on November 8,2021, at which time Stevenage were in 21st place in the league table.