{"id":1110827,"date":"2019-10-15T19:45:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T18:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1110827"},"modified":"2019-10-15T19:02:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T18:02:01","slug":"ex-england-boss-sven-goran-eriksson-sir-alex-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ex-england-boss-sven-goran-eriksson-sir-alex-ferguson\/","title":{"rendered":"Why ex-England boss Sven Goran Eriksson told Sir Alex Ferguson to &#8220;f**k off&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson has revealed how he regularly clashed with Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson over the handling of Wayne Rooney.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eriksson, 71, held the position as Three Lions manager for five years and has now outlined the details of one particularly feisty phone call with Fergie.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Eriksson as England manager: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Eriksson was the England manager between 2001 and 2006.<\/li>\n<li>He took the Three Lions to\u00a0three consecutive quarter-final appearances in major tournaments.<\/li>\n<li>Eriksson has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/24793364\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> that\u00a0he once signed a contract to take over from Ferguson at Man Utd in 2002.<\/li>\n<li>The pair regularly clashed over Eriksson&#8217;s\u00a0handling of Man Utd players.<\/li>\n<li>In one heated conversation regarding Rooney, Eriksson says he told Ferguson to &#8220;f**k off&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7392697\/embed\/v4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The ex-Manchester City boss says he told Fergie to\u00a0&#8220;f*ck off&#8221; after the Scot berated his squad selection policy, which included calling up Rooney.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney was handed his first international cap by Eriksson and became a regular fixture in his starting XI between 2003 and 2006, but those appearances could have been far fewer had Fergie got his way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Alex, the amazing thing was it was seven o\u2019clock in the morning or earlier, always, when he was angry. And never \u2018Hello Sven, how are you?\u2019 It was \u2018whuurssshhhh\u2019 [straight into yelling],\u201d the Swede told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/edition\/sport\/sven-goran-eriksson-fergie-shouted-down-the-phone-i-will-kill-you-you-are-finished-cjmpjb63n\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said: \u2018I will kill you. You are finished.\u2019 But I represented England and you have to stand up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s right is right and what\u2019s wrong is wrong and when you say \u2018Don\u2019t pick Rooney because I\u2019m going to kill you\u2019\u2026I said, \u2018F*** off, what\u2019s going on with you?\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he was screaming. Whenever he got like that\u2026it has no meaning. That\u2019s why I was, \u2018Alex, I will pick Rooney. Now, have a nice holiday. Ciao, bye\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Daniel James or Gareth Bale? 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Privately, we had dinner, we went to events, talked about everything.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1110831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/15105743\/PA-5596173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3019\" height=\"1563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/15105743\/PA-5596173.jpg 3019w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/15105743\/PA-5596173-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/15105743\/PA-5596173-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/15105743\/PA-5596173-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/15105743\/PA-5596173-66x34.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3019px) 100vw, 3019px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when you came to the job, for example friendly games, England, he was absolutely furious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou remember the Rio Ferdinand case? [The FA suspended Ferdinand for a missed drugs test]. Alex was, \u2018If you don\u2019t pick Rio you will never have any Manchester United players again.\u2019 But I have huge respect. Because of what he has done, and because Alex is a nice man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you know something? I met him three times as a coach and must be the only one in the world, three meetings and three wins. Lazio in the Super Cup and Manchester City twice. First time, in Monaco, \u2018Congratulations Sven.\u2019 Second time, \u2018Meeeh.\u2019 Third time, Carlos Queiroz appears. \u2018Sorry, Alex has a meeting\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Squawka has partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/homefans\/\">Homefans<\/a> to give you an opportunity to experience some of the game&#8217;s biggest derby days during the 2019\/20 season.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/homefans-trip-experience-local-giveaway-tickets\">Click here<\/a> to find out how to win tickets, flights and accommodation to Roma&#8217;s Serie A game against Napoli on November 2nd 2019.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/homefans-trip-experience-local-giveaway-tickets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1110670 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Homefans Squawka Competition\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson has revealed how he regularly clashed with Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson over the handling of Wayne Rooney. 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