Soccer: Sven World Cup plans won’t be ruined - Grip

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s right hand man Tord Grip is hoping the England coach’s reported affair with TV star Ulrika Jonsson will be ‘‘forgotten’’ by the time the World Cup starts.

Eriksson’s private life has been under the spotlight but England number two Grip insists the furore will not affect preparations for the World Cup finals.