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Sven’s seven deadly sins

Rod Liddle on the truth about why the England football manager had to go

issue 28 January 2006

Here are a few reasons why the Football Association should have sacked the manager of England, Sven-Goran Eriksson.

1. Allowing England to lose to one of the worst teams in the world, Northern Ireland, in a crucial World Cup qualifying game.

2. Spending what seems to have been most of his free time attempting to find even more lucrative employment elsewhere.

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