Roy Hodgson at JELD-WEN Field, July 2012
Photo by Craig Mitchelldyer
After months of speculation that Harry Redknapp of Tottenham Hotspur was going to take on the national team job for England, the English FA announced today that former West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool, and Fulham manager Roy Hodgson will take over the post.
Hodgson is no stranger to Portland. Last summer he led West Brom to Oregon for an international friendly against the Timbers. In a thrilling back and forth match, West Brom pulled out a 3-2 win on a 91'+ wondergoal by Gabriel Tamas that Hodgson called, "once in a blue moon."
Now Hodgson finds himself at the reins of England and heading into the 2012 European Championships this summer. How do you think he'll do?
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