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Hodgson resigns after England lose to Iceland

Roy Hodgson resigned as England manager after his side’s 2-1 defeat by Iceland saw them knocked out of Euro 2016.The 68-year-old had been in charge for four years after replacing Italian Fabio Capello but has won just three of 11 games in major tournament finals, reports BBC.Iceland - with a population of just 330,000 - were among the lowest-ranked teams in France at 34 in the world.‘I’m sorry it will have to end this way but these things happen,’ Hodgson said.‘I hope you will still be able to see an England team in a final of a major tournament soon.‘Now is the time for someone else to oversee the progress of a hungry and extremely talented group of players. They have done fantastically, and done everything asked of them.’Hodgson, who won 33 of his 56 games in charge, would have been out of contract at the end of the tournament and was set to have talks over having it renewed.