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Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez aiming to emulate Roy Hodgson and stay in management until he is 70: 'I have that passion of football, I like my job'

Rafa Benitez says he wants to stay in management until he is 70 years old, like Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson.

The pair meet at Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League, the Newcastle manager some 13 years younger than his opposite number.

But Benitez has no plans for retirement just yet, even if his wife and two daughters would prefer to see him at their Wirral home a little more often.

Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is looking to stay in management until he is 70 years old
Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is looking to stay in management until he is 70 years old

'At the moment I have to say yes, I will be managing at 70 because I have that passion of football, I like my job,' said the Spaniard.