England v Iceland Euro 2016 reaction: Roy Hodgson resigns as manager after humiliating exit to Iceland

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England crashed out of Euro 2016 in humiliating fashion with a humbling defeat to a superior Iceland side. Manager Roy Hodgson resigned immediately after the match, saying he was sorry that his four year tenure had to end like this but that "these things happen". An early Wayne Rooney penalty gave early optimism to the England players that this match might not be quite as difficult as they had feared, but some dreadful defending a few moments later allowed Ragnar Sigurdsson to head in from close range. Visibly rattled, England struggled to get into any sort of rhythm afterwards and long shot after long shot made things simple for the Iceland defence. It got far worse for Roy Hodgson's team when Kolbeinn Sigthorsson forced a shot past Joe Hart from the edge of the area, the England keeper making a terrible error and allowing the ball to slip through his grasp and into the back of the net. Iceland didn't struggle for the rest of the game and England rarely tested them. Hodgson resigned in an apparently pre-written statement minutes after the humiliation had been completed by the referee's final whistle.