Roy Hodgson has resigned as England manager following their mortifying Euro 2016 elimination against Iceland leaving Gareth Southgate and Gary Neville as the leading candidates to replace the 68-year-old.<\/p>\n
After witnessing his team losing 2-1, Hodgson delivered a statement in a post-match press conference ignoring inquiries about the end result.<\/p>\n
He confessed that he could not carry on with his job after such an embarrassing result and was extremely disappointed about England\u2019s exit from the competition.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cWe haven’t progressed as far as I thought we were capable of, and that’s obviously not acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, he also admits that he is pleased with the work of his coaching staff, adding that he is proud of all his achievement.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI would have loved to stay on for another two years. However, I am pragmatic and I know we are in the results business.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy contract was always up after the Euros, so now is the time for someone else to oversee the progress of this young, hungry and extremely talented group of players.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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