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Premier League – Hodgson appointed West Brom boss

Roy Hodgson has been appointed head coach of Premier League strugglers West Bromwich Albion after signing a contract until summer 2012.

Hodgson takes over a side that have slipped into relegation trouble and sacked Roberto Di Matteo last Sunday.

The 63-year-old left Liverpool last month after an unhappily short tenure – he is the current Premier League manager of the year after leading Fulham to the Europa League final last season.

A club statement said caretaker boss Michael Appleton would stay in charge for Saturday’s crucial game against West Ham, assisted by Keith Downing and Dean Kiely.

West Brom are just one place outside the relegation zone in 17th spot, two points above bottom club West Ham.

The club had a good start to the season under Di Matteo following their promotion from the Championship last term.

However a run of 13 defeats in 18 matches in all competitions resulted in the Italian being relieved of his duties.

Written by Israel Saria

I have been involved with sports in Tanzania as a Volleyball Coach for many years—and was a Tanzania Amateur Volleyball Association (TAVA) leader. I studied sports management at Leipzig University in Germany and understand the science behind sports. That led me to work as a football pundit, with the BBC ( Swahili service) in London. That experience and exposure took me to covering the 2010, World Cup in South Africa. This provided me with a great insight into international level football commentary and the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the game including its players, the stadiums, the rules and tactics.I have also been grateful to meet a wide range of people connected to football in the UK, Tanzania, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, France, Kenya etc, and visited almost all of the key football stadiums across United Kingdom, and Europe.

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