THREE LIONS LOSE MANAGER TO EURO DEFEAT.

Roy Hodgson stepped down as England manager immediately after their shock defeat to Iceland at Euro 2016 on Monday night.

England was embarrassed at the euro 2016 tournament after bowing to a 2-1 defeat to Iceland at the Allianz Riviera in Nice.

Hodgson elected to start under-fire winger Raheem Sterling as part of an attacking line-up and was rewarded when captain Wayne Rooney scored from the penalty spot after just three minutes.

However, Iceland hit back immediately through Ragnar Sigurdsson and Kolbein Sigthorsson to record the greatest result in their country's history.

The defeat caps a miserable tournament for England, who were held to draws by Russia and Slovakia during the group stage.

Hodgson, appointed as England manager prior to Euro 2012, announced his decision to step down from his role immediately after the defeat, as well as confirming assistant managers Ray Lewington and Gary Neville would also leave.

"I'm extremely disappointed, of course, about tonight's result and ultimately our exit from the competition," Hodgson said.

"We haven't progressed as far as I thought we were capable of, and that's obviously not acceptable. I am actually proud of the work that my coaching staff and I have achieved in our time at the helm with England.

"The transition from a squad whose average was 30 to now being the youngest in the tournament is both remarkable and exciting for the future of English football.