The Swedish Football Association has played down reports linking Notts County director of football Sven-Goran Eriksson with the national team.

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.

David Beckham has played down speculation that Real Madrid would move for England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson after Jose Antonio Camacho surprisingly walked away from the Spanish giants.