Russia boss Leonid Slutski managing national team for free as he prepares to go head-to-head with £3.5m-a-year Roy Hodgson

RUSSIA’S Leonid Slutski will battle Roy Hodgson after agreeing to manage his country for FREE.

Hodgson earns £3.5million a year — more than any other Euro 2016 boss.

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But Slutsky, whose side face England in Marseilles on Saturday, only gets expenses plus extra cash if Russia reach the knockout stages.

Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said: “He won’t even have a wage, just a certain bonus for completing tasks.”

Slutski, 45, boss of CSKA Moscow, succeeded ex-England chief Fabio Capello who banked £5.5m a year with the Russian Federation — and was handed a £10.5m pay-off when axed last summer.

He agreed to take the job with the federation £27m in debt although that has been cut to £6m.

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NICOLA RIZZOLI, the 2014 World Cup final whistler, will referee England’s group opener for a second consecutive European Championships.

The Italian, 44, officiated in the 1-1 draw with France in Ukraine four years ago.

In 2010, he controversially sent off Swiss defender Stefan Lichtsteiner as Capello’s Three Lions won a 2010 Euro qualifier.

He was also in charge when Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw broke his leg against PSV in September.