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Eriksson rejects Swedish top job offer

Former England and Mexico boss Sven-Göran Eriksson has ruled himself out as a candidate for the vacant post as Swedish national team coach.

Eriksson rejects Swedish top job offer

Lars-Åke Agrell, head of the Swedish Football Association, confirmed on Tuesday that Eriksson had turned down the opportunity to succeed Lars Lagerbäck, who decided to step down as manager following Sweden’s defeat at the hands of Denmark nine days ago.

“Last week we contacted ‘Svennis’, who is one of the people we have been considering as a candidate for the job as national team coach. We’ve had a good dialogue but he has now let us know that, in view of his contract with Notts County, he will not be in a position to take over with the national team at this juncture,” said Agrell in a statement.

Having endured 10 turbulent months as Mexico’s coach until April this year, Eriksson stunned the football world by joining lowly Notts County, in English League Two, as director of football in the close season.

The 61-year-old Swede twice led England in the tournament during his five years as national manager and first made his name as a coach when he led IFK Gothenburg to UEFA Cup glory in 1982.

Lars Lagerbäck’s nine-year reign as Sweden manager officially ended on Wednesday following the team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup.

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VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

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The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

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