Roy Hodgson is ready to risk coronavirus to return to the Crystal Palace bench because he “lives for football”, according to his chairman Steve Parish.
Government advice tells over-70s to “shield” themselves by self-isolating because of an increased vulnerability to the Covid-19 infection.
The former England manager will turn 73 in August. But if the Premier League re-starts next month, his boss Parish said Crystal Palace will take “extra special care” of the Croydon-born coach but revealed Hodgson is desperate to get back to work. “You know Roy,” said Parish. “Roy probably wouldn't have stopped.
He loves football. He understands that there are risks. We will make very sure that he understands the risks and of course, given what we know