Swede tipped to survive Svengate

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.

Eriksson initially looked to be danger of losing his job after controversy erupted when the FA issued a statement denying an affair between him and secretary Faria Alam, only to be forced into an embarrassing U-turn a few days later.

However, the tide since appears to have turned in the Swede's favour, especially after it was alleged that Colin Gibson, the FA's PR chief had offered to reveal details of the affair to keep chief executive Mark Palios out of the story.