England manager Sven Goran Eriksson will leave his job as England manager after the World Cup finals in Germany this year after thrashing out a deal with Football Association.

A compensation package is thought to have been thrashed out where the Swede will pick up a hefty pay-off regardless of the outcome of the World Cup.

The only comments about this have been the ones at the announcement - not worth confirming as we all know what they would have said but it will be very interesting to hear some original thought from any of the players - that is if they are allowed an original thought.

Expect a typical Beckham and Owen quote and not much else.