 Hodgson's management of Fulham has impressed the Football Association
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Football Association chairman Lord Triesman intends to appoint the coach of Great Britain's 2012 Olympic football team later this year.
And despite refusing to speculate on names, it is believed Fulham boss Roy Hodgson and England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce are on his shortlist.
England coach Fabio Capello would only enter the running if it was decided to consider foreign bosses for the role.
But Triesman said: "It would be very desirable to have an English coach."
There is no chance of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson or Everton's David Moyes being considered for the role because that would break the FA's deal with the other home nations about only choosing an English-only side.
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Triesman added: "We are now going to start looking at this in earnest and I would be very disappointed if we have not appointed a coach for the Olympic team by the end of the calendar year.
"I think the coach needs that length of time to identify the players who will make up his squad and start working with them to develop a team spirit.
"We cannot appoint a Scot, Welshman or Northern Irishman because that would go against our agreement with the other home nations.
"Having a foreign coach is not entirely out of the question but it will be fantastic to have an Olympics on home soil so it would be great to have a home-grown coach if we can.
"The most important thing is who would be the best person, and we also have to ensure that any appointment does not interfere with the preparations for the World Cup."
Hodgson, 62, is vastly experienced in world football having coached Inter Milan, Udinese, Blackburn and the Swiss national side.
Asked whether Pearce was a contender, Triesman added: "I'm not going to speculate about names but I am great admirer of Stuart and I think his work with the under-21s has been really great and he got an English team through to the final for first time for quite some time.
"And I am not looking for successors to Fabio (Capello) as I believe he will be with us for some time to come."
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