A reminder of the main news this morning - Roy Hodgson been appointed Crystal Palace manager until the end of the season.

Paddy McCarthy will take the role as his assistant manager, and Ray Lewington returns as first-team coach. Dean Kiely remains in his position as goalkeeping coach.

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The Women's FA Cup semi-final draw will be made live on the Morning Live show, on BBC One. We can expect that at around 09:35 GMT.

Here's the all-important ball numbers...

1. Chelsea
2. Aston Villa
3. Manchester United
4. Brighton and Hove Albion

The ties will take place on Sunday 16 April, with winning clubs collecting £50,000 from the competition prize fund and the losing teams getting £12,500.

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Kelly Simmons will leave the Football Association after 30 years of "seminal contribution" in developing the women's game in England, says FA chief executive Mark Bullingham.

Simmons will step down from her role as the director of the women's professional game in the summer before leaving the governing body next year.

She joined the FA in 1991.

"After over 30 brilliant years at the FA, Kelly has decided that it is time for a change," Bullingham said.

"Kelly has made a seminal contribution to the FA, and the growth and development of the women's game in particular, and will leave an enduring legacy."

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We'll stay across all the reaction to Roy Hodgson's return to Crystal Palace, plus any news on Antonio Conte's future at Tottenham.

Meanwhile, we'll concentrate on women's football with the FA Cup semi-final draw coming up...

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The King is dead, usurped by the old king - who we thought had abdicated for good.

There are four directors at Crystal Palace, but we can safely assume Steve Parish is the driving force behind the change from Patrick Vieira to Roy Hodgson.

Whether he is replacing Vieira to avoid relegation or is returning in panic to a more comfortable style, the horse has already bolted.

However, if Parish hoped for a positive reaction to a Hodgson return, he is misguided, regardless of his legacy at the club.

When Hodgson was unilaterally "retired" by Palace in 2021, the fanbase was sold a vision of “progressive" football: more passing, modern recruitment and a younger playing squad.

Vieira had embodied that change but the shine had faded. Arguably, he had been enacting a Hodgson-lite approach to stay competitive. The low block, the rigid structure and choosing workmanlike alternatives instead of someone like Eberechi Eze.

Of course, the worry was that he wouldn't be able to escape a conservative mindset when it mattered, but the club appears to be double-downing on defending.

If the main criticism of this season has been a lack of shots, having a coach willing to "throw a punch" in equal match-ups could have been a tonic to the current fear and apathy.

That may be a romantic notion to set Wilfried Zaha and Michael Olise free to attack rather than passing backwards – but the path chosen is back into the trenches.

Numbers-wise, Palace probably need nine points. Vieira may have achieved this, McCarthy the same, and Hodgson does have decades of experience.

The biggest concern is if Parish's Palace have only been playing the role of a "progressive" football club. At the first hurdle, they have retreated to the past, hoping for the same results.

Kyle West: Spent 1.5 years trying to completely change their style of play from what he was playing there, and now they’ve brought him back. Makes sense.

Lee Richardson: Great news for all the other clubs fighting relegation.

Will M: Lovely fella, miserable appointment.

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Patrick Vieira knew his side had trouble scoring goals before he left. Palace became the first team since records began to go three games without a shot on target.

They have scored just 22 goals this season, the joint-fewest in the league. But Roy Hodgson is known better for defensive strength, and the Eagles have the second best defensive record in the bottom half, with 38 goals conceded.

Is Hodgson the logical choice?

After Patrick Vieira's sacking on Friday, Paddy McCarthy was in charge of Crystal Palace for Sunday's 4-1 defeat at Arsenal. That was the Eagles' 13th game without a win, including their FA Cup exit against Southampton.

Just four points separate Southampton at the bottom of the Premier League and Palace in 12th place. The Eagles have 10 games left and are currently three points above third-bottom West Ham, who have two games in hand.

Their next six games are against teams below them in the table, beginning with Leicester at home on 1 April.

Here's what greets Roy Hodgson after the international break:

• Crystal Palace v Leicester (1 April)
• Leeds v Crystal Palace (9 April)
• Southampton v Crystal Palace (15 April)
• Crystal Palace v Everton (22 April)
• Wolves v Crystal Palace (25 April)

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Roy Hodgson has had a long managerial career, spanning more than 40 years, in countries like Italy, Switzerland and Sweden.

Since taking over at Fulham in 2007, the 75-year-old has been a regular fixture in the Premier League. He guided the Cottagers to the Europa League final in 2010 before an ill-fated spell as Liverpool boss.

After being sacked, Hodgson took charge at West Brom before four years as England manager.

In 2017, he arrived at Palace for his first spell, before leaving in 2021. The Eagles finished between 11th and 14th in each of his four seasons in charge, with Hodgson having a win ratio of 33.33%.

Last season, he was drafted in at Watford but was unable to keep them in the Premier League.

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Roy Hodgson came out of retirement to take charge of Watford last season and has done so again to help out his former club.

The 75-year-old was unable to save the Hornets from relegation to the Championship last term but hopes for better luck this time, with the Eagles currently three points above the drop zone in 12th place.

"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," he said.

"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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Roy Hodgson first managed Palace, his boyhood club, between September 2017 and May 2021, with Ray Lewington serving as his assistant.

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, knowledge of the club and players, alongside Paddy can help fulfil the immediate requirement of keeping us in the league.”

With Paddy McCarthy joining the first-team coaching set-up, Darren Powell will become head coach of the Under-21s.

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Crystal Palace have confirmed that Roy Hodgson has been appointed manager until the end of the season.

Paddy McCarthy will take the role of assistant manager, with Ray Lewington returning as first-team coach. Dean Kiely will remain in his position as goalkeeping coach.

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Micah Richards, however, also cited Conte having to deal with, external the death of friends Gian Piero Ventrone, who was the Spurs fitness coach, Gianluca Vialli and Sinisa Mihajlovic, as well as having gallbladder surgery in February.

He added: "If you look at the whole thing, what he's had to deal with in terms of injuries, the whole Harry Kane situation about whether he is going to sign a new contract or move on, your best midfielder [Rodrigo Bentancur] getting injured, Dejan Kulusevski getting injured, then the people passing around you who are good friends.

"It is going to have an effect on what you are going to say in a press conference. At the end of the day, he is a human being,.

"That news conference for me was all his emotions coming out after that game. Maybe he is at the end of his tether.

"I understand his frustration of him being a great manager and not being able to deliver what he wants to do at Spurs. I think it's a mix of everything."

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Junior: Thank goodness, Levy has been called out! We could change managers every 18 months for the next 10 years and the outcome will be same. It requires a total overhaul of the football club from the first team down. A plan would help!

Emiliano: I think Conte's comments are spot on. This club will never change until the current owners go. To them, we are a business trying to rake in as much money as possible and happen to have a football team. The stadium was not for the team but for all the other events. It's not Conte who should go but the owners - and most of the squad, who are rubbish.

David:Conte is absolutely correct and the problem at Spurs lies at the top. Unfortunately, the truth hurts. Spurs do not have a club ethic. That is because Levy isn't interested in such a thing.

Stef: Conte needs to point the finger at himself as well. The players are obviously better than the results - losing to Sheffield United, Wolves, and drawing against Southampton. He is the one who is supposed to bring the best out of them. Instead, he's starting to sound like Mourinho, talking about past achievements and blaming everyone else.

Lee: If I was employing Conte, it would be P45 time straight after those comments. He's toxic now.

Gareth: After Conte's post-match rant, I believe that Levy has no choice but to sack him. Conte is being paid a considerable amount of money to be Spurs manager, and to publicly undermine those paying your salary is poor form. Conte knew the situation at Spurs and our problems in achieving success, which he was meant to remedy.

Mark: Conte is a disgrace - does he think his tactics are blameless? How can the players respond to him after he criticised them? And what gives Conte the right to criticise the club? What an arrogant man. He's truly overrated and he's panicking because he's got no answer.