Roy Hodgson has made a sensational return to management at the age of 78 with Bristol City after Gerhard Struber was sacked by the Championship club. Hodgson, who has been out of work since leaving Crystal Palace in February 2024, will take charge of City for the remaining seven games of the season. During that run, City were also dumped out of the FA Cup by League One’s bottom club, Port Vale. “Roy’s appointment is about more than the results of the next seven games,” said the Bristol City chief executive Charlie Boss. City are in the process of recruiting an incoming sporting director who will help appoint a permanent head coach expected to replace Hodgson at the end of the season.

Source: Irish Examiner March 27, 2026 15:57 UTC