No delay for Eriksson

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s bid to delay the deadline for naming his World Cup squad has failed.

Eriksson and other European coaches wanted FIFA to put the deadline back from May 15 until June 5.

They made their case at a workshop in Dusseldorf earlier this month – but the idea was today rejected at a meeting of the World Cup organising committee.

FIFA insist all countries must submit their 23-man squads by May 15, as originally stated.

This date is before the Champions League final and England’s final two warm-up games against Hungary and Jamaica.