Former England Women's head coach Mark Sampson has taken over as caretaker manager at League Two Stevenage following the sacking of Dino Maamria. 

Sampson joined Stevenage over the summer in a coaching role - his first job in football after being sacked by the FA in 2017 because of an "inappropriate and unacceptable" relationship with a player during his time as manager at Bristol Academy.  

He had also been the focus of bullying and racism claims, first made by England player Eni Aluko and then Drew Spence.

The FA said the allegations were investigated and Sampson, 36, was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Stevenage haven't won a game this season and they sacked Maamria earlier today. 

A statement from the club read: “Following a strong run of results at the end of the 2018/19 season, where Stevenage finished the season in 10th place with six wins from the final seven games, missing the play-offs by one point, the club have not recorded a win so far this season and currently sit 23rd place in League Two.

“Mark Sampson will assume control of the team in a caretaker role, assisted by newly appointed U18 manager Alex Revell, until further notice.”