Two members of his coaching staff — Paddy McCarthy and Ray Lewington — were due to take charge of the team for its league match at Everton late Monday. Palace was five points clear of the relegation zone with 14 games remaining.
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 predecessor Patrick Vieira.
He was also the Palace manager from September 2017 to May 2021, keeping the London club in the top-flight 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.
Hodgson didn’t say whether he would be retiring from soccer management. When he left after his first spell as 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 soccer after nearly 50 years in coaching.
“Games like today,” Hodgson said after a 2-1 loss to Liverpool in December, “make me realize that when the day comes to leave it behind, I won’t be missing anything.”
Palace chairman Steve Parish said Hodgson “has a special place” in the club’s history.
FILE – Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola, right, greets Crystal Palace’s head coach Roy Hodgson ahead the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Crystal Palace says Roy Hodgson is stepping down as manager of the Premier League team. The 76-year-old former England coach was hospitalized last week after falling ill in training. The incident came amid reports that Palace was about to replace him as manager. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)
FILE – Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola, right, greets Crystal Palace’s head coach Roy Hodgson ahead the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Crystal Palace says Roy Hodgson is stepping down as manager of the Premier League team. The 76-year-old former England coach was hospitalized last week after falling ill in training. The incident came amid reports that Palace was about to replace him as manager. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)
“After four years in which he led the club to maintaining Premier League status season after season, he once again joined us nearly a year ago to steady the ship, and worked wonders,” Parish said. “That he then agreed to continue in the summer speaks volumes about his commitment to our club. Quite simply, we owe our continued Premier League status to Roy.”
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Before his spell at Eintracht, the 49-year-old Glasner coached Austrian teams SV Ried then LASK, which he guided from the second tier to European qualification in just three seasons. He also spent two seasons at German club Wolfsburg, where he secured Champions League qualification with a top-four finish.
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