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Manager Roy Hodgson will leave Crystal Palace when his contract expires at the end of the season.
The 73-year-old former England boss said: “The time is right to step away from the rigours of top-flight Premier League football.”
Hodgson has been in charge of Palace since September 2017.
His final home game will be against Arsenal on Wednesday, and his last match will be against Liverpool, one of his former clubs, at Anfield on Sunday.
Asked whether he was retiring, Hodgson said: “One never knows. It is a dangerous thing to do when you still feel good about yourself to start making bold statements about retirement.
“I am certainly not leaving Crystal Palace with the idea of putting myself back on the market for another job.
“I really am stepping away from football for a while, but who knows what the future will be? It is a never-say-never moment.
“I’ve seen so many people retire with all the fanfare blazing, only to…
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