Roy Hodgson In Talks To Become England Manager

Football Association approach the current West Brom boss about becoming the national team coach.

By Matt Holmes /

The Football Association have confirmed they are in talks with West Brom boss Roy Hodgson about becoming the next England manager. West Brom have given the FA permission to talk to their manager admit rampant speculation that Hodgson could be announced as the new national boss as early as this week. FA Chairman David Bernstein said in a statement;
"Roy is the only manager we have approached and we remain on course to make an appointment within the timescale we set out. "Further conversations will now take place with Roy."
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp had long been thought of as the favourite for the national team vacancy after Fabio Capello resigned in February over controversial comments made about the John Terry and Anton Ferdinand race row. Capello went public to the Italian media that he thought the FA had made the wrong decision about stripping the Chelsea defender of the captaincy, comments that eventually made his position untenable and he swiftly resigned. Redknapp made it known he refused to talk to the FA until after the end of the season as he attempted to guide Tottenham Hotspur make into the Champions League. The delay over talking to the FA have forced their hand to look at alternative candidates.