Roy Hodgson ‘wants to return to football’ despite 76-year-old’s health scare that led to him leaving Crystal Palace… with ex-England boss ‘happy to consider consultancy roles at home or abroad’
- Hodgson resigned as Palace boss following a health scare at the training ground
- Reports suggest that the 76-year-old is not yet ready to retire from football
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Roy Hodgson reportedly has no plans to leave football despite health problems forcing him to leave Crystal Palace.
The 76-year-old former England manager fell ill on the training ground earlier this month and stepped down as Palace manager a few days later to be replaced by Oliver Glasner.
But according to The sunHodgson wants to continue working within the game, possibly in a consultancy role.
Hodgson’s reputation remains high in the coaching world and he is expected to receive job offers, some of which could come from abroad.
He coached in a number of countries earlier in his career, including Sweden, Switzerland and Italy.
Roy Hodgson, 76, is reportedly keen to continue playing football despite health problems that forced him to step down as Crystal Palace manager last week.
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Following the news, there was a lot of appreciation for Hodgson among Crystal Palace fans
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Hodgson’s replacement, Oliver Glasner, made an encouraging start by beating Burnley 3–0
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Hodgson played a role in the Palace team selection for their Premier League match against Everton on Monday evening, ahead of his medical drama, which came amid reports he was on the verge of being sacked.
Before the match at Goodison Park, Palace announced that Hodgson had resigned so they could ‘move forward their plans to appoint a new manager’.
Glasner, the former coach of Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt, was then appointed his successor and watched the 1-1 draw against Everton from the stands.
The 49-year-old Austrian then secured a 3-0 win over Burnley in his first match on Saturday.
Chris Richards, Jordan Ayew and Jean-Philippe Mateta were on target at Selhurst Park as Palace climbed to 13th, eight points clear of the relegation zone.
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Crystal Palace ended a three-match winless run by beating Burnley 3-0