Fresh from being sacked by Chinese second division club Shenzhen FC by poem (yes, by poem), former Guangzhou R&F and Shanghai SIPG (and England) football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson granted an interview to Expressen in his native Sweden. We whipped it through Google translate, and discovered it was a non-stop stream of comedy gold. Enjoy...



"I hope people associate me with football, and what I've done there. But some think of the women when they hear my name. Unfortunately."

"It's true that I met a lot of women, but thats about it."

"For example, I was never unfaithful to Nancy because we were not married. That is the way I see it, but the English press don't think like that."

So you mean you've never cheated?

"Next question..."

Why do you think women fall for you?

"Money and status. Then you hope that there is something more too, but I do not know."

Who is the love of your life?

Svennis is silent for a while before the answer comes.

"Why can you not have more than one woman at the same time?"

And then a new silence.

"It's not a good answer, huh? But I fall in love so easily."