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  • Roy Hodgson appointed for second spell as Crystal Palace manager

    Roy Hodgson appointed for second spell as Crystal Palace manager

    Roy Hodgson has been appointed manager of Crystal Palace for a second time and resolved to keep the club in the Premier League.

    Palace have not won in their last 12 league games and have turned to 75-year-old former England boss Hodgson to lead them away from danger.

    Hodgson ended a four-year stint at Selhurst Park in May 2021 before making a surprise return to football with Watford last season, which ended in relegation from the English top flight.

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    He left the Hornets and said he would not be seeking another Premier League job, but he has been tempted back by Palace, who sacked Patrick Vieira last week.

    Hodgson joins until the end of the season and said: “It is a privilege to be asked to return to the club, which has always meant so much to me and to be given the important task of turning the team’s fortunes around. Our sole objective now is to start winning matches and to get the points necessary to ensure our Premier League status.

    “Crystal Palace is known for its fighting spirit, and I have no doubt that all our supporters will fight with us, beginning with the visit of Leicester City a week Saturday.”

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    Hodgson began his football career as a Palace youth player before drifting into non-league football; however, as a coach he has touched greater heights, having worked for Switzerland, Inter, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool, and West Brom, among many others.

    Ray Lewington also returns to the club as first-team coach, and Paddy McCarthy is made assistant manager, with Palace sitting 12th in the 20-team league – just four points off the foot of the table.

    Palace chairman Steve Parish said: “I would like to welcome Roy and Ray back to the club. We are obviously in a very challenging period, but we believe that Roy’s and Ray’s experience, and knowledge of the club and players, alongside Paddy can help fulfil the immediate requirement of keeping us in the league.“

  • Pogba set to make second Juventus debut after lengthy injury spell

    Pogba set to make second Juventus debut after lengthy injury spell

    Juventus will be able to call on Paul Pogba for the first time this season against Monza, with Dusan Vlahovic also fit again, though Weston McKennie is set to leave the club.

    Pogba returned to Juve from Manchester United at the start of the season, having previously signed for the Bianconeri after leaving Old Trafford for the first time in 2012.

    But France’s World Cup-winning midfielder sustained a knee injury in pre-season and later required surgery, missing the entire season so far and Qatar 2022.

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    Finally, on Saturday, coach Massimiliano Allegri was able to confirm Pogba’s imminent return to action, while Vlahovic is also set to feature for the first time since the World Cup following a groin complaint.

    He added of the pair’s status ahead of Juve’s home match against Monza: “They’re fine. They did good in training, a good test the other day.

    “Vlahovic’s condition is better than Pogba’s, also just as a physical structure, but Paul in recent days has come ahead.

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    “If a player is called up, he can play. Of course, they don’t have 60 minutes in their legs, they’ll have 30 at most.”

    Mattia De Sciglio will also be available to Allegri, but Leonardo Bonucci requires more time to recover his injured adductor.

    Juan Cuadrado and Federico Chiesa, who is fatigued, will both miss the Monza game before returning to the fold against Lazio in midweek.

    McKennie is another who will be absent this weekend, and Allegri does not expect the United States midfielder to return to Juve as a deal has been struck with a suitor, said to be Leeds United.

    January 28, 2023

  • I still don’t know how to spell – DJ Cuppy

    Three-time graduate, Florence Otedola aka DJ Cuppy has confessed to struggling with the correct spelling of a particular word. Cuppy, who recently bagged her second Master’s degree in African Studies…