Who is Roy Hodgson’s wife Sheila and do they have any children?

ROY Hodgson has risen to fame over the decades for his career in football management.

He has the support of his wife Sheila and their family, but who is she and do they have any children?

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Roy Hodgson and his wife Sheila got married in 1971[/caption]

Who is Roy Hodgson’s wife Sheila?

Sheila Hodgson is the wife of football manager Roy Hodgson.

She was born in Liverpool and is the daughter of a former trade union official.

She is said to have been an Everton fan originally and ended up moving to Croydon along with her family.

She worked as both a primary school teacher and bank clerk before she tied the knot with Roy.

Sheila has always supported her husband when it came to his career.

When Roy worked as a manager at Swedish clubs Halmstads BK, IK Oddevold, Orebo SK and Malmo FF in the 1980s Sheila learned to speak Swedish and helped her husband settle into life there.

Do Roy and Sheila Hodgson have any children?

Yes, Roy and Sheila do have children together.

They are parents to their one son, Christopher Hodgson.

Success must run in the family as he is a co-founder of real estate firm the Prestige Realty Group.

Roy and Sheila got married in 1971.

What has Roy Hodgson said about his wife?

Roy has credited his wife in the past with supporting him throughout his career.

He tried retirement in the past but it didn’t seem to work out quite how the couple planned.

Roy previously said: “There have been moments when we have discussed retirement, mainly on the basis that she’s made a lot of sacrifices to do the thing that I want to do, namely football management.

“It’s given us both an extremely good life and we’re both grateful for that. There have been moments when we’ve thought, ‘Is this the moment to do something else?’

“Well, we tried that for a year, and she came to the conclusion that she better let me back in for a little bit longer.”

Sheila particularly supported her husband in 2012 when he was given the England manager job.

When he was offered the role, it was reported by The Mirror that he asked his wife for permission to take the job.

A source said: “Sheila was always going to say yes, she has never stood in his way when it comes to ­footballing matters.

“They will just have to go on holiday another time. And if he does get the England job, he will be spending a lot less time doing day-to-day football anyway.”

When Roy left his job at Liverpool in 2011, it was said that Sheila had asked him to take a sabbatical, but this didn’t work out.

Instead he decided to go on holiday with Sheila for a short break instead, saying: “You have a decision – do you come straight back in or do you have a sabbatical like many of my colleagues?

“My wife has tried to get me to take a sabbatical for about the last five years – a permanent one.

“I decided against a sabbatical and 10 days in Dubai did the trick with my wife”