Ik denk, ik gooi het hier maar even in.
Eriksson heeft een relatie met een van de medewerkers van de FA. Dit is naar buiten gekomen, de FA heeft een officieel persbericht de deur uit gedaan. Maar nu wordt er schijnbaar wel een meeting overgehouden. Er wordt hier en daar gesproken over ontslag.
Wat artikelen van de bbc:
quote:
FA confirms England coach affair
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson had an affair with a Football Association secretary, the FA has admitted. The affair had previously been denied by the FA, but a spokesman confirmed the Swede had a relationship with 38-year-old former model Faria Alam. The admission came after a Sunday newspaper had presented further evidence of the rumoured affair. Emails obtained by the News of the World show Ms Alam confirming the relationship to a friend.
Evidence
The FA statement said: "Earlier in the week the Football Association made statements on behalf of Faria Alam, denying that she had a sexual relationship with the England coach Sven Goran Eriksson.
"New evidence has been presented to us in the form of emails which Ms Alam has sent to friends about the relationship and, having made further inquiries, we can confirm that a relationship did take place." The statement also admitted that FA chief executive Mark Palios had earlier had a relationship with the same woman.
The 56-year-old England coach's private life has been in the spotlight since it was revealed he had a previous affair with television presenter Ulrika Jonsson. The Swede - who earns £5m a year - signed a contract extension in March to remain as England coach until 2008. He vowed to stay on after England's disappointing European Championships exit at the hands of hosts Portugal in June.
quote:
FA calls emergency meeting
The Football Association has called an emergency board meeting to discuss the fall-out from England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's affair with an FA secretary. Findings from an "urgent inquiry" will be discussed on 5 August, the FA said.
The FA initially denied the allegations but was later forced into a U-turn and admitted chief executive Mark Palios had had an affair with the same woman. But chairman Geoff Thompson said he is "satisfied" Palios "did not mislead or attempt to mislead" the organisation. The statement said the inquiry would look into the "circumstances which led to the FA issuing legal statements based on misleading information. "The inquiry remains ongoing and the findings will be submitted to The FA Board at a special meeting on 5 August 2004.
"The FA will not be making any further statement until the full facts have been gathered and analysed." The statement did not mention Eriksson, who is currently on holiday in Sweden, or his future as England coach. But some members of the board are said to be embarrassed by the episode.
"We are left looking like mugs," FA executive board member David Henson told the Guardian.
And he added: "That can't be right. We have been left high and dry." An FA Council member also said: "I don't think people are very impressed by what has gone on recently. "Things don't appear to have been handled particularly well and I'm sure questions will be asked and explanations sought."
The revelations concerning Palios increased the controversy and he had been expected to hold a news conference at Soho Square on Tuesday to outline the FA's new disciplinary strategy. However, it was then revealed that he would not be attending the event and that Brendan Batson, who was hired to manage the review of the disciplinary regulations, would stand in for him.
FA spokesman Adrian Bevington played down the switch and said: "It is carry on as normal. "Mark may not be in the building at the moment but has continued to go about his duties as usual. Mark often may attend a briefing, or he may not, but it was always going to be Brendan's project and Brendan to speak to the media in this situation and that hasn't changed. There have been calls for Eriksson to be sacked, among them from former England international George Cohen. "It is not behaviour of an England team manager," said Cohen.
"Eriksson should be setting the standards and example for everyone but he isn't." The FA's director of football Trevor Brooking further increased the pressure on Eriksson by criticising England's performances during Euro 2004.
"Against Portugal we scored an early goal but did we sit back too much?" said Brooking, who is currently preparing a technical report on England's campaign in Portugal. "We didn't pass the ball well enough or keep possession and when you're ahead that's an important element." Eriksson's contract has only recently been extended until 2008 and with the FA thought to be paying the Swede in the region of £4m a year, sacking him could prove costly.
However, there is speculation that if the FA can prove that Eriksson deliberately misled his employers, he could be in breach of contract and therefore would not be entitled to a pay-off.
Former England boss Graham Taylor told BBC Radio Five Live that Eriksson should keep his job.
But he said: "When these situations arise, there is obviously great public interest. "It is very difficult from a publicity point of view if you are found not to have given the correct answers. "So I'm sure there will be some embarrassment in certain quarters at the FA."
quote:
Judgment day for Eriksson
Thirteen is said to be a fated number and Sven-Goran Eriksson could well find that his luck is indeed up on 5 August. On that day the 13 men who make up the Football Association board will rule on whether the England boss misled the organisation over his affair with an FA personal assistant. Embarrassed FA officials have called the emergency meeting after being forced to retract a statement issued last week denying Eriksson's affair with Faria Alam.
Eriksson's long-term assistant Tord Grip insists the manager is not concerned about his position.
But newspaper reports on Wednesday claim FA lawyers are looking into the possibility of sacking Eriksson without paying him £14m in compensation if they can prove gross misconduct.
quote:
Eriksson camp reveals fury
Sven-Goran Eriksson's camp has gone on the offensive ahead of a Football Association inquiry into the England coach's relationship with a secretary. The Swede's job is believed to be on the line after the FA called an urgent meeting following claims he deceived them over his affair with Faria Alam.
But Eriksson's assistant Tord Grip told BBC Five Live: "It's ridiculous. This has nothing to do with football. "Sven's not worried. The FA's not said anything about him losing his job." Eriksson's long-term assistant said: "He says they didn't ask him about what was happening in his private life. "He said he did not lie because nobody talked to him about this."
Grip added: "If we had lost in World Cup qualifying, then I could understand it. But this is absolutely useless. "In Sweden we don't discuss our private life, we have other things to discuss. "If it happened in football, then okay, you can go out and criticise and sack people because they haven't done their job. "But to take so much time to discuss this is not right. Sven is not angry, but I am."
Eriksson's representatives are also publicly confident that the inquiry will exonerate him.
"We are pleased there is going to be a proper investigation so this whole matter can be cleared up," said Athole Still. Both Eriksson and FA chief executive Mark Palios had an affair with Faria Alam, a secretary at Soho Square. FA chairman Geoff Thompson is satisfied Palios "did not mislead or attempt to mislead" the organisation.
But at an FA meeting on 5 August, Eriksson's future will be discussed - particularly the issue of whether he misled the organisation. The FA issued a denial that Eriksson had an affair just days before being forced into an embarrassing U-turn. Eriksson, who took over as England coach in January 2001, is currently on holiday.
Eventuele gevolgenWat vinden jullie ervan? Zou hij ontslagen mogen worden op basis van deze affairre?