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Roy Hodgson has signed a four-year deal to take over as England manager, the FA have confirmed.
The 64-year-old will step down from his role at West Brom following the Baggies' final two games of the Premier League season to begin preparations for Euro 2012.
Hodgson began discussions with the FA at Wembley on Monday and left the stadium with a draft itinerary for Euro 2012.
"It's a very proud day for me, I'm a very happy man to have been offered the chance to manage my country," said Hodgson at his introductory press conference. "I'm looking forward to the task ahead, everybody knows it's not an easy one.
"But I'm also hoping that everybody - the fans, the supporters, everybody within the country - will get behind the team, because it's the team that counts, it's the team that will win us matches, and I'll do my very best to make sure the team is as well prepared as possible for the task that lies ahead. I'm grateful for the chance to be the manager of England and I'm looking forward to the task ahead."
The FA has said that Hodgson is the only person who it has approached regarding the job ahead of the European Championships in June.
I was expecting The England FA to appoint Harry Rednap for the job.I hope Roy don't fuck and manage the players well.
Harry Redknapp has been touted by many as the favorite for the role since the departure of the 65-year-old Italian in February, but the English FA decided not to contact the Tottenham manager. One of the concerns the English FA is said to have had over the Spurs boss is whether he shared their vision for the National Football Center in Burton, designed as a £100 million center of excellence for coaching.
Hodgson manager was appointed because he has extensive international experience, beginning his managerial career at Swedish side Halmstad in 1976, and has since managed the national sides of Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Finland, as well as domestic sides in Italy and England.