https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish football coach Sven-Göran Eriksson, former England manager, was shown the door at China's second-tier Shenzhen FC on Wednesday after a run of poor results. https://www.thelocal.se/20170614/swedish-football-coach-sven-gran-eriksson-sacked-by-chinese-club Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:22:10 +0200 swedish-football-coach-sven-gran-eriksson-sacked-by-chinese-club Swedish football coach Hans Backe, who has previously worked with top English Premier League, US and Danish clubs has been picked to coach Sweden's struggling eastern neighbour. https://www.thelocal.se/20150812/swede-to-coach-failing-finnish-national-side Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:03:15 +0200 swede-to-coach-failing-finnish-national-side Former England manager, Sweden's Sven-Göran Eriksson has said he supports proposals to limit the number of foreign players allowed to play for football teams in England, even if that means fewer Swedish stars joining the Premier League. https://www.thelocal.se/20150421/swedens-eriksson-wades-into-england-football-row Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:30:06 +0200 swedens-eriksson-wades-into-england-football-row Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was unveiled by cash-rich Shanghai East Asia as their new coach Tuesday, on a contract that reportedly puts him among the top twenty earners in football management. https://www.thelocal.se/20141118/swedens-eriksson-seals-new-china-deal Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:18:00 +0100 swedens-eriksson-seals-new-china-deal Former England and IFK Gothenburg manager Sven-Göran Eriksson is poised to land his second big-money contract in the Chinese Super League (CSL) after leaving Guangzhou R&F following just one full season, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20141117/eriksson Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:06:00 +0100 eriksson A steamy tale in which high-profile Swedish football coach Sven-Göran "Svennis" Eriksson is caught naked on the sofa with a married woman has only seen the light of day thanks to a publishing error. https://www.thelocal.se/20131108/steamy-sex-scene-slips-into-svennis-norway-edition Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:45:00 +0100 steamy-sex-scene-slips-into-svennis-norway-edition Sweden's most famous football coach Sven-Göran 'Svennis' Eriksson has put his haunted, Nobel Literature Prize spawning, twelve-room mansion up for sale, asking for a neat 40 million kronor ($6 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20130802/49400 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 09:00:00 +0200 49400 Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has left his position as Leicester City manager by "mutual agreement", the Championship club confirmed in a statement on their website on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20111025/36942 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:02:00 +0200 36942 Former England manager Sven-Gorän Eriksson of Sweden has lashed out at current manager Fabio Capello of Italy for not treating his players like adults. https://www.thelocal.se/20101015/29640 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:24:00 +0200 29640 Sven-Göran Eriksson has been contacted by the Swedish Football Federation about taking over as coach of Sweden’s national side, the Expressen newspaper reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20091019/22734 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:46:00 +0200 22734 Embattled Swedish football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson said money had nothing to do with his decision so sign on ss director of football with English Division Two club Notts County. https://www.thelocal.se/20090722/20836 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:45:00 +0200 20836 Former England and Manchester City boss Sven-Göran Eriksson is in talks with English Division Two club Notts County about becoming director of football, according to reports here Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090721/20832 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:17:00 +0200 20832 Sven-Göran Eriksson will announce his arrival as Manchester City manager by making sweeping changes to the Premiership club's squad. https://www.thelocal.se/20070705/7802 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:23:00 +0200 7802 England football coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has been awarded a top honour by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf. https://www.thelocal.se/20060131/2964-2 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:38:00 +0100 2964-2 Sven-Göran Eriksson is to leave his post as England coach after the World Cup finals in Germany later this year, the Football Association (FA) announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20060124/2921-2 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:55:00 +0100 2921-2 England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has accused several unnamed English Premier League clubs of corruption, according to a report in Sunday's News of the World (NoW). https://www.thelocal.se/20060122/2912-2 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:40:00 +0100 2912-2 Sven-Göran Eriksson has launched legal action against a tabloid newspaper that tricked him into making hugely indiscreet comments about his future and a string of England stars. https://www.thelocal.se/20060120/2905-2 Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:26:00 +0100 2905-2 Sven-Göran Eriksson insisted Sunday he was "100 percent committed" to coaching England and that his relationship with the players ahead of the World Cup had not been damaged by newspaper "revelations". https://www.thelocal.se/20060116/2866-2 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:11:00 +0100 2866-2 Sweden's footballing rivalry with England will be renewed at the World Cup in Germany next summer. The two teams have been drawn together in Group B, along with Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago. https://www.thelocal.se/20051210/2658-2 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 15:09:00 +0100 2658-2 Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish coach of England's national football team, snubbed Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf on Thursday, declining to attend a ceremony where he was to receive a medal for his contribution to football, the palace said. https://www.thelocal.se/20050609/1579-2 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 19:32:00 +0200 1579-2