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2 May 2012updated 26 Sep 2015 7:17pm

The Sun mocks Hodgson’s speech impediment. Too far?

"Bwing on the Euwos", says front page headline.

By Samira Shackle

It’s official: Roy Hodgson, manager of West Brom, has been given a four-year contract to take control of the England team. The Sun marked this appointment by mocking his inability to pronounce the letter R, making the gag no less than five times on its front page.

Earlier this week, Hodgson told the Sun:

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