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.

The Football Association’s board are today sitting in judgment of Sven-Goran Eriksson as they addressed the controversy which has overtaken the English football governing body following his affair with a secretary.

Sven-Goran Eriksson's fate will be decided in his absence today as the Football Association's board finally rules on the unseemly scandal which has bedevilled the governing body over the past few weeks.

The Football Association tonight confirmed that Sven-Goran Eriksson will not be attending tomorrow’s board meeting to discuss the scandal which has engulfed the governing body over the past few weeks.