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Eriksson set to take charge of Leicester



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Posted Sunday, October 03, 2010 by YAHOO Sport

LEICESTER, England (AP)—Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is on the verge of taking charge of English second-tier club Leicester.

The 62-year-old Eriksson, who attended Leicester’s 3-1 victory against Scunthorpe on Saturday, said he could sign a deal on Sunday. The central England team has called a media conference for Sunday.

Eriksson said he is aware that new Thai owner Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn wants Leicester to get into the Premier League “as quick as possible.”

Paulo Sousa was fired by Leicester on Friday. He had led the League Championship club to only one win and last place in the standings, but Saturday’s victory lifted the team to third from bottom.

Eriksson has been out of work since leading Ivory Coast at the World Cup where the African nation failed to advance from the group stage. He led England to the quarterfinals at the 2002 and ’06 World Cups, but has been more of a success in club football.

The Swede won six trophies with Lazio between 1997 and 2000, including Serie A, the European Cup Winner’s Cup and two Italian cups. He led Sweden’s IFK Goteborg to the UEFA Cup in 1982.

He also won domestic cups with Benfica, AS Roma, Fiorentina and Sampdoria.

Eriksson was fired at Manchester City after taking charge for only the 2007-8 season. After a short stint coaching Mexico, he was hired as director of football at English fourth-tier club Notts County, but left in February after around six months.

Leicester’s last major title was the League Cup in 2000.



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