Eriksson admits Leicester were ‘right’ to sack him in 2011

Sven-Goran Eriksson has also suggested that Manchester City should not have sacked him when they did in 2008. After a varied career in management that saw him manage England as well as the likes of Roma and Benfica, Eriksson took over at Leicester City in 2010. The Swede stepped in for Paulo Sousa, who had […]

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Ferdinand slams ‘disrespectful’ Sven over Scholes treatment

Rio Ferdinand thinks Sven Goran Eriksson was “disrespectful” to his former Manchester United and England team-mate Paul Scholes when he opted to play him on the left wing. Eriksson, who managed England for five years between 2001 and 2006, often moved Scholes out to an unfamiliar left-sided position in a 4-4-2 with Steven Gerrard and […]

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On This Day – 12th January

Sven-Goran Eriksson became the first foreign England manager on this day back in 2001.The Swede had been in charge of Italian side Lazio, but resigned to take over the biggest job in English football. Other names such as Terry Venables, Bobby Robson, Alan Curbishley and even John Gregory were named by bookies as possibles to […]

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