manager's job today
Roy Hodgson will be interviewed for the England manager's job today
after the FA was granted permission to speak to him byWest Brom.
The FA has also confirmed that the 64-year-old Baggies boss is the
only man it has approached about succeeding Fabio Capello following
the Italian's exit in February, with no approach made to Tottenham
manager Harry Redknapp.
FA chairman David Bernstein said: "I'm grateful to all at West
Bromwich Albion fortheir co-operation in allowing us to approach Roy,
who I have since spoken with.
"Roy is the only manager we have approached and we remain on course to
make an appointment within the timescale we set out soon after Fabio
Capello's departure.
"Further conversations will now take place with Roy and my colleagues
before any further announcements can be made."
A West Brom statement read: "The club arein negotiations with Roy
about a new contract - his current deal ends 30 June andremain very
keen to bring these talks to a successful conclusion.
"However, Roy has expressed a desire to explore this opportunity."
West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace added:"Roy is a proud Englishman and
we can understand why he wants to speak to the FA about this
highly-prestigious managerial position."
In a 36-year career, Hodgson has coached inEngland, Sweden, Denmark,
Norway, Switzerland and Italy, where he was twice in charge of
Internazionale.
He has also managed in Finland, the United Arab Emirates and
Switzerland, who he guided to the 1994 World Cup finals in the United
States.
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