Sam Allardyce has resigned as Crystal Palace manager five months after he joined the Premier League club.

Allardyce replaced Alan Pardew in December on a two-and-half-year deal with the Eagles one point above the relegation zone.

The 62-year-old, who had an ill-fated one-game spell as England boss, led the club to eight wins in 21 games to guide them to a 14th-place finish.

"I have no ambitions to take another job," Allardyce said in a statement.

"I want to be able to savour life while I am still relatively young, and when I am still relatively healthy enough to do all the things I want to do, like travel, spend more time with my family and grandchildren without the huge pressure that comes with being a football manager."

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Let's now take a quick look at some of the other sports stories on the BBC Sport website, starting with what could be the end of a career for an ex-England manager.

Sporting events and venues in England are conducting major security reviews after the attack at the Manchester Arena on Monday night which killed 22 people.

The Great City Games, an open and free athletics event for the public, is due to take place in Manchester on Friday. Organisers said, external the event will go ahead as planned, but a decision on Sunday's Great Manchester Run "is expected in the next 24 hours".

Wembley hosts Saturday's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea, and the League Two and Championship play-off finals on Sunday and Monday respectively.

A Football Association spokesperson said: "Fan safety is of paramount importance and we have robust security measures in place at Wembley Stadium.

"In collaboration with the Metropolitan Police and the local authorities there will be an enhanced security operation for all upcoming events. All supporters are encouraged to arrive for events at Wembley Stadium as early as possible for security checks and to avoid any delays in entering the stadium."

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BBC chief football reporter Phil McNulty is also in Stockholm, and these are a couple of the front pages there.

"Dream Evening Ends In Disaster" is how Dagens Nyheter reports on the Manchester attacks.

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BBC Radio 5 live commentator John Murray and Daily Mail reporter Ian Ladyman have discussed the game and the atmosphere in Stockholm.

Build-up to the game tonight begins on 5 live at 18:30 BST, with kick-off at 19:45.

You can watch the full video by clicking on the below link. (BBC Sport app users may need to click on the below link)

BBC Radio 5 live

There will be commentary on tonight's Europa League final between Ajax and Manchester United on BBC Radio 5 live.

Former United and England defender Phil Neville is part of our commentary team.

"When I was told I'd be working on this match, it felt like it was like Christmas Day," said the 40-year-old. "But I don't want to be at this game now, I want to be in Manchester.

"Players like Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard, they've been brought up in this city. Paul Pogba was brought up in the city from the age of 14. They will find it difficult.

"From what would be the biggest games of their careers - it doesn't feel important. It's now a game of football of 22 players and it should be enjoyed. Football, for 90 minutes, can bring a smile back on faces of people of Manchester."

We have already had some quotes from Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward talking about the mood in the club after the Manchester attacks, and here is a bit more of what he said in an interview with MUTV.

"Words don't really do justice for how we all feel. We're numb," said Woodward.

“The events were sickening and all our thoughts are with the victims and the families affected by it. It was very sombre flying over with the directors and it was all we were talking about, to be honest.

"We've met with Uefa and sat with them and gone through different things we can do around the game, and they accepted we can wear black armbands and have a minute's silence for the victims.

"Success on the pitch [against Ajax in the Europa League final] really is nothing compared to the pain and suffering going on back home, that is really where our thoughts are at this point in time."

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Ajax's players also held a minute's silence yesterday at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.

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Ajax manager Peter Bosz said: "What happened in Manchester is something we all feel in Ajax and on behalf of all of us at Ajax we express our sympathies with the victims that fell.

"The feeling that prevails is the final does not have the glow it should have.

"It should be a football feast but because of the events in Manchester we are affected. It is horrible. My sympathies are heartfelt."

Uefa, football's European governing body, has confirmed tonight's Europa League final will go ahead and that a minute's silence will be observed before the game. The opening ceremony will also be considerably reduced as a mark of respect for the victims of the Manchester attack.

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said he was "deeply saddened" and shocked that "so many innocent people lost their lives".

A Uefa statement said there was "currently no specific intelligence" to suggest tonight's game could be a target for further attacks.

"Uefa has been closely working with local authorities and the Swedish FA for many months and the terrorist risk had been taken into account since the very beginning of the project," it said. "Furthermore, a number of additional security measures were implemented following the attacks in Stockholm last April."

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Manchester United's players yesterday paid their tributes to the victims of the Manchester attack.

The players will wear black armbands for the Europa League final in Sweden.

Welcome to today's Sportsday.

In this page, we will bring you all the latest news from the world of sport and look ahead to tonight's Europa League final as Manchester United take on Ajax in Stockholm.

For all the latest news and updates from BBC News on the Manchester attacks, follow our live page here.

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“The atmosphere’s low but there’s more to life than football. All we can do is do it for Manchester and the victims.

"You can’t stop doing what you want to do – you work hard, you want to do these things, you want to go to concerts, watch the Reds – it’s what we do and you can’t stop doing that otherwise they win.”

Manchester United fan in Stockholm

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"We've got a job to do, no question about that, and that hasn't been changed. But I think what happened really put things into perspective.”

Ed Woodward, Manchester United executive vice-chairman

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"We can't take out of our minds and hearts the victims and their families.

"I know, even during my short time here, that the people of Manchester will pull together as one."

Jose Mourinho, 23 May, 2017.