West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson says he's been used by UEFA as a technical scout for the past 16 years.

Under technical director Andy Roxburgh, Hodgson said he had compiled dossiers on all the leading international and club teams.

"I've been involved since Andy Roxburgh took over in 1996 when he became technical director at UEFA," the 64-year-old said.

"He really had a blank sheet because I don't think they had ever had one before to set the boundaries and agenda for what one does.

"He invited me to join this small group of people which he labelled "the technical study group" and throughout Euro 96 we watched the games and helped compile a technical report on the championships.

"It was basically about how each team plays, the characteristics of the team, the formation, and it's gone on from there.

"For example, after the tournament you could read about 'what was the Czech team like?', 'how did they play?' 'how did they get there' etc etc.

Hodgson added: "I've done all the European Championships with Andy since then and, when the Champions League started, it was decided to produce the same sort of documentation."