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Eriksson unveiled at Leicester

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Sven-Goran Eriksson has been named as Leicester City’s new manager, the ex-England boss replacing Paulo Sousa (Leicester 66/1 to win Championship title).

Sousa was sacked on Friday with the Foxes languishing at the bottom of the Championship after nine games.

Eriksson, 62, has signed a two-year deal at the Walkers Stadium.

“I am very happy to be here. The club wants to be in the Premier League and I do as well. That is the clear target,” he said at a news conference.

Eriksson watched from the directors’ box at on Saturday as City beat Scunthorpe 3-1 on Saturday but had refused to talk to the media.

But on Sunday, at the press conference to announce his appointment, he said: “I think the ambition of the club is fantastic. If they did not have ambition then I would not be interested.”

Eriksson had been out of work since managing the Ivory Coast at this summer’s World Cup in South Africa, where they failed to reach the knock-out stages.

The Swede was director of football at Notts County for seven months, having previously managed Mexico between June 2008 and April 2009.

Leicester (14/1 to be promoted), who were recently taken over by a Thai consortium, reached the play-off semi-finals last season under Nigel Pearson.

But Pearson left to manage Hull, and when Sousa was sacked it left the club seeking their seventh manager since former Portsmouth owner Milan Mandaric took over in 2007.

On the back of taking Swansea to the brink of the Championship play-offs last season, former Portugal international Sousa was recruited by Mandaric.

But he oversaw a woeful start to the season, with only five points gathered from Leicester’s first nine league matches.

The manager’s fate was sealed by a 6-1 league defeat by Pompey, followed by a 4-3 loss at Norwich.

Eriksson said: “Leicester is a club with a rich heritage and is a proud sporting city.

“I hope that together we can look forward to adding to that history with the accomplishments I plan to make.”

Eriksson’s first game will be against the Thailand national team next Saturday before his first competitive match on  October 16 when Pearson brings Hull City to the Walkers Stadium.

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Eriksson unveiled at Leicester

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Sven-Goran Eriksson has been named as Leicester City’s new manager, the ex-England boss replacing Paulo Sousa (Leicester 66/1 to win Championship title).

Sousa was sacked on Friday with the Foxes languishing at the bottom of the Championship after nine games.

Eriksson, 62, has signed a two-year deal at the Walkers Stadium.

“I am very happy to be here. The club wants to be in the Premier League and I do as well. That is the clear target,” he said at a news conference.

Eriksson watched from the directors’ box at on Saturday as City beat Scunthorpe 3-1 on Saturday but had refused to talk to the media.

But on Sunday, at the press conference to announce his appointment, he said: “I think the ambition of the club is fantastic. If they did not have ambition then I would not be interested.”

Eriksson had been out of work since managing the Ivory Coast at this summer’s World Cup in South Africa, where they failed to reach the knock-out stages.

The Swede was director of football at Notts County for seven months, having previously managed Mexico between June 2008 and April 2009.

Leicester (14/1 to be promoted), who were recently taken over by a Thai consortium, reached the play-off semi-finals last season under Nigel Pearson.

But Pearson left to manage Hull, and when Sousa was sacked it left the club seeking their seventh manager since former Portsmouth owner Milan Mandaric took over in 2007.

On the back of taking Swansea to the brink of the Championship play-offs last season, former Portugal international Sousa was recruited by Mandaric.

But he oversaw a woeful start to the season, with only five points gathered from Leicester’s first nine league matches.

The manager’s fate was sealed by a 6-1 league defeat by Pompey, followed by a 4-3 loss at Norwich.

Eriksson said: “Leicester is a club with a rich heritage and is a proud sporting city.

“I hope that together we can look forward to adding to that history with the accomplishments I plan to make.”

Eriksson’s first game will be against the Thailand national team next Saturday before his first competitive match on  October 16 when Pearson brings Hull City to the Walkers Stadium.

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Eriksson in line for Cottage move

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Sven-Goran Eriksson could be the man leading out Fulham for their Premier League opener against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium (Bolton 6/5, Fulham 9/5, draw 9/4 – 90 Minutes) on August 14 if Roy Hodgson departs for Liverpool.

The former England and Manchester City boss has been mooted as the man to takeover at Craven Cottage as his future with the Ivory Coast national team is in doubt after he failed to guide them beyond the group stage at the World Cup in South Africa.

However, the Swede’s return to English football will hinge on current Fulham boss Hodgson’s future given that he remains hot favourite at 4/7 to be Next Permanent Liverpool Manager.

The Merseyside giants are thought to be close to agreeing a compensation package with the Cottagers for Hodgson’s services. But it is being reported that he wants some guarantees about the club’s financial future and his possible transfer funds before he agrees to replace the outgoing Rafael Benitez.

Another potential obstacle to a deal going through to take Hodgson to Anfield is the prospect of the England manager’s position becoming vacant in the very near future.

Current Three Lions coach Fabio Capello insisted that he has no plans to resign following the side’s humiliating World Cup last-16 exit at the hands of Germany on Sunday afternoon in Bloemfontein.

However, the Italian will speak with FA chairman Sir Dave Richards on his return and could be relieved of his duties if the decision-makers feel he is no longer capable of bringing success to the national team.

It is thought that Hodgson will be amongst the frontrunners to replace Capello if he does depart as England boss and they will look for a quick appointment as the bid to qualify for Euro 2012 (England 2/7 group G Winner) starts this autumn.

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