Sam Allardyce to sue Steve Kean

West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has issued a legal claim against Blackburn Rovers and their manager Steve Kean.

Allardyce's case follows the release of a video taken by a group of Rovers supporters during the club's pre-season tour last year.

The footage shows Kean in a hotel bar answering questions put to him by the supporters.

When quizzed about his relationship with Allardyce, Kean is allegedly heard saying: "I haven't spoken to him. He mullered me so I said f*** him.

"I worked my b***s off for him and then he had a go at me so f*** him."

Later in the video Kean also claims credit for discovering England international defender Phil Jones.

No date for a hearing has yet been set.