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Former England manager Roy Hodgson has backed the Football Association's decision on the possible sale of Wembley Stadium and hopes the stadium can be retained as the national team's main ground.
Hodgson says any potential sale of Wembley by the FA would be "for the right reasons".
The FA is in talks with billionaire Shahid Khan, the owner of Championship side Fulham and the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, about selling England's national football team home, Wembley. And British media reported that the deal could be worth up to $1.39 billion (£1 billion).
Video: Roy Hodgson on Wembley's possible sale
Hodgson, the man to have managed England's national team from 2012-16, said he hopes the FA would do what is best for English soccer and if the deal is made the money might be used to improve the game in the country.
"First of all, I don't know if a deal has been agreed,"
said Hodgson.
I think that, if the FA have made a deal, it would be for the right reasons,"
"They see that the amount of money they get from the deal would be advantageous and would be spent in a wise way to help our football ... I would hope that games would still be played there by the England national team."
Hodgson added if the FA is up for the betterment of the game in the country, he will be behind the deal.
"All I can say is that I am a massive supporter of Wembley as the national stadium, but I have great faith in the FA that they won't be making decisions lightly. If they think this is a good deal, then I will be behind it."
Along with Hodgson, 70, Stock City F.C. manager Paul Lambert supported Wembley's sale and he believes the sale would help to improve the atmosphere for England's home matches to be played against smaller teams.
CAPTION: Paul Lambert takes Wembley's sale in a positive way SOURCE: The Independent While Swansea City A.F.C. manager Carlos Carvalhal was on the other side. In Carvalhal eyes, Wembley's a monument, like many of football fans believe, and it's not right to trade culture.
"You can't sell the monuments, in my opinion,"
Carvalhal, 52, said.
"If you sell Wembley, do you say you'll sell Big Ben after this? And Buckingham Palace? Wembley is a monument in my opinion and we can't sell the monuments.
"It's culture. We can't sell the culture, in my opinion."
