Roy Hodgson leaves Crystal Palace days after falling ill; Oliver Glasner to take over
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Roy Hodgson, the oldest ever manager in the English Premier League aged 76, left Crystal Palace on Monday just days after falling ill during a training session amid widespread reports he was about to be replaced.
The former England coach said he made the decision to step aside so that Palace could bring forward its plans to appoint a new manager. Hours later, the club hired Austrian Oliver Glasner as Hodgson’s replacement on a deal until the end of the 202526 season. Glasner led Eintracht Frankfurt to the Europa League title in 2022 before leaving last year.
“I understand, given recent circumstances,”
Hodgson said, “it may be prudent at this time for the club to plan ahead.”
Palace said Hodgson has left the hospital following the trainingground incident on Friday and was “doing well”.
Hodgson was in his second spell in charge of Palace, having returned last March to comfortably steer the team to safety in the league after a poor run of form under Patrick Vieira.
He was also the Palace manager from September 2017 to May 2021, keeping the London club in the topflight the entire time.
“This club is very special and means so much to me and has played a big part in my footballing life. I have fully enjoyed my time here across six seasons, as it has given me the chance to work with top class players and staff doing what I love every day,” Hodgson said.
Future plans?
Hodgson didn’t say whether he would be retiring from football management. When he left after his first spell at Palace, he said he would not be coming back to the sport — only to be hired by Watford eight months later.
He recently said changes to the game, such as handball interpretations and VAR, had made him fall out of love with football after nearly 50 years in coaching. “Games like today,” Hodgson said after a loss to Liverpool in December, “make me realise that when the day comes to leave it behind, I won’t be missing anything.”