Eriksson under pressure over 'play away' claim
The FA's 12-man executive board want to know why the game's governing body last week released a strong denial of stories that Eriksson was seeing Faria Alam behind partner Nancy Dell'Olio's back.
Emails from Alam, leaked to newspapers at the weekend, proved the story was true and forced the FA into confirming Eriksson was involved with her.
It was also reported that chief executive Mark Palios had a relationship with her.
Although senior FA figures acknowledge they cannot interfere in the private lives of Eriksson or Palios, the story is the latest damaging revelation to compromise the organisation.
It is understood the FA exposed themselves based on the denial by Alam.
She faces a fight to keep her job as secretary to the FA's executive director David Davies when she returns from holiday next Monday. Eriksson is on an extended summer break in Sweden. A senior FA source said: "On one level single people can do what they want but it has unfortunate connotations in terms of the moral responsibilities of the FA and the denials that were put out. If employees have deliberately been misleading the organisation that's very embarrassing.
"I would take a very dim view if someone had lied through their teeth denying a story that turned out to be true. If he (Sven) thinks it's just going to go away, it isn't."
The FA board is not due to meet to discuss the issue until August 26, but an emergency meeting could be called sooner if the controversy does not die down. It is unlikely that Eriksson will be forced to resign his €6 million-a-year post, but patience is running out.
An FA insider said: "It seems to be becoming a common theme with him. The whole thing is, frankly, tacky and unprofessional."
Premier League chairman Dave Richards said: "When you start telling lies it is very serious."
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