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Why Roy Hodgson doesn't want 'Frank Sinatra situation' after leaving Palace

Frank Sinatra played over 1,000 concerts after retiring in 1971.

Indeed, the iconic singer continued his career for a further 24 years after supposedly stepping away from the spotlight aged 55.

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has taken the opposite approach, stressing when asked that he is not necessarily retiring after leaving Crystal Palace at the end of this season.

Instead, he says it is time to "step away from the rigours of top-flight Premier League football."

Emphasising this point on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday morning, Hodgson joked he didn't want to find himself "in the Frank Sinatra situation.