RICKY SBRAGIA could earn himself an extended reign as caretaker boss at Sunderland if his team keep getting results.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has not been approached about the Sunderland job, according to his agent Athole Still.

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s agent Athole Still today claimed it is “looking odds against” the Swede still being manager of Manchester City next season.

Sven-Goran Eriksson will not quit Manchester City despite fresh speculation about his future, his agent insisted tonight.

Top agent Athole Still has welcomed the Football Association’s decision to carry out an audit of the latest round of transfer deals in England.

GERARD HOULLIER and Sven-Goran Eriksson yesterday emerged as potential candidates for the vacant job at Newcastle even though the Magpies have set their sights on Sam Allardyce.

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s agent Athole Still today said that the former England boss “would be interested in talking to Newcastle” about the managerial vacancy at St James’ Park.

Gordon Strachan’s agent will hold talks with the Celtic board in a bid to win an improved contract for the title-winning boss.

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has dismissed suggestions he has placed former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson at the top of a list of potential successors to Glenn Roeder.

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has dismissed suggestions that former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson could be on his way to St James’ Park.

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON is “very close” to lining up his next job, but it will not be at West Ham his agent Athole Still said.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is “very close” to lining up his next job, but it will not be at West Ham according to his agent Athole Still.

NEW Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill is stepping up his efforts to sign Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov before the Premiership gets underway on August 19.

Randy Lerner’s bid to take over Aston Villa may not be as straightforward as it first seemed after the man fronting a rival consortium pledged to continue the battle for the club.

Aston Villa have reached agreement for American billionaire Randy Lerner to take control of the Premiership club.

Aston Villa have confirmed Martin O’Neill as their new manager.

Martin O’Neill is on the verge of becoming Aston Villa’s new manager.

MARTIN O’NEILL is set to announce today whether he has decided to become Aston Villa’s new manager.

Martin O’Neill is set to announce tomorrow whether he has decided to become Aston Villa’s new manager.

Two of the consortiums interested in buying Aston Villa may join forces to try and win the takeover battle.

ASTON VILLA are hoping to revive negotiations with American billionaire Randy Lerner regarding a possible takeover of the midlands club.

Aston Villa shareholders and fans have hit out at chairman Doug Ellis after American billionaire Randy Lerner pulled out of his bid to buy the midlands club.

LIFE-LONG fan Michael Neville’s hopes of his consortium taking control of Aston Villa have been boosted by the apparent withdrawal from the bidding of American billionaire Rady Lerner.

Outgoing England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has turned down the chance to manage a Champions League club.

THE FA has been urged to take immediate action to stamp corruption out of the game by setting up a semi-autonomous body to police both agents and clubs’ financial affairs.

The Football Association has been urged to take immediate action to stamp corruption out of the game by setting up a semi-autonomous body to police both agents and clubs’ financial affairs.

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will today appear before the FA’s compliance unit following Sunday newspaper revelations which chief executive Brian Barwick admitted have “not been good for the game’s image”.

ENGLAND coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has been asked to appear before the FA’s compliance unit following comments in a newspaper that chief executive Brian Barwick admitted have “not been good for the game’s image.”

England manager Sven Goran Eriksson was today summoned to a meeting with the Football Association’s chief executive and the FA’s anti-corruption unit after further newspaper reports that he had alleged there was corruption in the sport.

SVEN-GORAN Eriksson has launched a pre-emptive strike in a bid to prevent further embarrassing disclosures from the News of the World.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to pursue legal action against the News of the World for a breach of confidence after his meeting with an undercover reporter in Dubai.

The Football Association are considering their response to a series of revelations about England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson by a Sunday newspaper.

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON was last night “very relieved and pleased” at being given the go-ahead to continue as England coach after being cleared of any wrongdoing by the Football Association board.

Sven-Goran Eriksson was tonight given the go-ahead to continue as England coach after being cleared of any wrongdoing by the Football Association’s board.

Tottenham were today warned that any move to lure Lazio coach Roberto Mancini to White Hart Lane would have to wait until at least this summer.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is not about to quit as England coach, with the Swede‘s agent and the Football Association uniting to claim it was “business as usual” at Soho Square.

Sven-Goran Eriksson has no intention of resigning as England coach, according to his agent.