Eriksson to go after World Cup

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s five-year reign as England head coach will end abruptly once the World Cup is over after he was forced to accept a pay-off from the Football Association.

This weekend’s fresh ‘fake sheikh’ revelations proved the final straw and led FA chiefs to decide they wanted Eriksson to accept that his contract will end in July – two years before the 2008 expiry date.