Eriksson defends FA in Sol Campbell racism row

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has emphatically denied Sol Campbell's claim that he would have been captain of the national team "for more than 10 years" had he been white.

Eriksson defends FA in Sol Campbell racism row

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has emphatically denied Sol Campbell's claim that he would have been captain of the national team "for more than 10 years" had he been white.

Campbell, who played 73 times for his country, claims in a new authorised biography serialised in the Sunday Times that the Football Association and the majority of fans do not want a black England skipper.

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