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      Sex is one of the good things in life… I was stupid but did nothing criminal, says Sven Goran Eriksson on his affairs

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      TERMINALLY ill former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed all about his astonishing sex life in a documentary.The 76-year-old Swede tells Amazon Prime show Sven how he cheated on his long-time partner Nancy Dell’Ollio with Ulrika Jonsson and FA secretary Faria Alam.Ex-England football boss Sven-Goran Eriksson with his ex-lover Italian lawyer Nancy Dell’OllioCredit: Rex FeaturesSven had a fling with Swede Ulrika Jonsson while he was with NancyCredit: GettySven also cheated on long-time partner Nancy with FA secretary Faria Alam, aboveCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdBut he tells the programme that he did not commit any crimes and that “sex is one of the good things in life for all of us”. In the 107-minute documentary, Faria, now 58, reveals how the then-England manager told her to cash in on their 2004 affair.She says: “The Noughties were just that, they were naughty.“You could do so many things. I’ll be honest, I was a beautiful girl and I attracted a lot of attention.READ MORE ON SVEN“He said, ‘Tell your story, go and tell them everything. Make some money, why not?’.”Last year Amazon Prime cameras had access to Sven and his family as he battled pancreatic cancer at his home in Sweden.But at the start of this year Sven revealed that he had “probably less than a year to live”.As well as discussing how he feels facing death, England’s first foreign manager also talks candidly about the women in his life.Most read in FootballShe loved it. The tension. It was not peace in my house always.Sven on NancyItalian lawyer Nancy, 62, who spent nine years with Sven, admits that she nearly left him after his fling with fellow Swede Ulrika.But her lawyer advised her to give him another chance.Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson reveals that he is dying of pancreatic cancer and ‘has at best a year to live’In the documentary, Sven also admits that life could be interesting with fiery Nancy.He said: “She loved it. The tension. She was a lady from the upper classes in Rome. She liked to go out with important people.“In the beginning I didn’t react very much. But you don’t change people at a certain age. It was not peace in my house always.”’First lady of English football’ Nancy adds: “The first impression that I had about Sven, people in power always have extra, extra sex appeal. I felt in love.“It wasn’t something that I was looking for. I was married and I left my husband to start my journey with Sven.“We were Sven and Nancy since the first date.“I was the first lady of English football and there was never going to be another one after me.”But when news broke in April 2002 of Sven’s affair with Ulrika, Nancy was humiliated.Sven, who was England manager from 2001 to 2006, tells how he received a phone call from football agent Athole Still advising him not to let Nancy read the newspapers.He recalls telling Still: “It’s too late, there are 100 photographers outside already.”Sven adds: “Sex is one of the good things in life for all of us. She was not married. I was not married.“Probably I was stupid but I think I didn’t do anything criminal. I didn’t really disturb anyone.”She was not married, I was not married. I didn’t really disturb anyone.Sven on UlrikaBut he admits being fearful that Nancy would leave him.He says: “I could see in front of me, if I break up, it would be ‘pouf’. I was a little bit afraid but anyhow it became what it became.”Nancy confesses: “The stupidity of Sven. After Sven’s first scandal, I wanted to leave him.“I couldn’t want to admit to myself that there was a possibility that I made a mistake. That I left everything for him. My lawyers said give him another chance but think what you can get from this.”Sven also reveals that after he was appointed England coach he took tea at No 10 with Tony Blair who said: “Shall we take a bet? Who keeps the job longest, you or me? We have two impossible jobs.”’Don’t be sorry. Smile’Sven quit after the 2006 World Cup Blair resigned as PM in 2007.In the documentary, which streams next week, David Beckham and Wayne Rooney also pay tribute to their former boss. Becks says: “I loved him from day one. He made me captain. The confidence he had in me was so important.“The way he protected the players, the way he treated the players, it was a breath of fresh air.”I felt very sorry for her. She lost the job and two members of FA lost jobSven on FariaToday Sven lives with his partner Yaniseth Alcides, a former dancer, he met while coaching in Mexico.She tells the documentary: “I try to be calm for him because he is making a great effort. This year we turned 15 together. And I have hope that we will be together for many more years. I will not lose that hope.”They live in Sven’s rambling house overlooking Fryken lake near Sunne, in Värmland, where the bus driver’s son grew up and where he began his football career for local club Torsby.Sven says: “It’s a beautiful place. It makes me calm, below the mountain where my father grew up.Sven pictured in the Prime documentary Prime Video which airs in the UK, Ireland and Nordics on August 23Credit: Amazon PrimeDavid Beckham pays tribute to Sven in the documentary, saying: ‘I loved him from day one. He made me captain. The confidence he had in me was so important’Credit: Action Images“The ashes could be thrown into the water here.”Sven’s cancer was spotted after he collapsed at his home and, despite treatment it is terminal. He says: “Whoever it was said ‘life is too short’ is right.“I had a good life, maybe too good. You have to pay for it. I think we all are scared of the day when it’s finished, when you die.“You have to learn to accept it for what it is.“Hopefully, at the end people will say, ‘Yeah, he was a good man’. But everyone will not say that. I hope you will remember me as a positive guy and trying to do everything he could do. Don’t be sorry. Smile.”READ MORE SUN STORIES SVEN is on Prime Video in the UK, Ireland and Nordics on August 23.WOOED BY YOGA TALKFARIA Alam has revealed that she fell for Sven-Goran Eriksson because he had charmed her by talking about art, poetry and yoga.She had a fling with the Swede after joining the FA as a secretary in 2003.Speaking about it in the Amazon Prime documentary Sven, Faria, now 58, said: “He didn’t have the mindset of a super-rich man. He talked to me about poetry, he talked to me about art.“He was saying how he did yoga and things like that.“And I just fell in love with him, I guess. And that lit the fuse for all this to explode.” But the lovers were found out. At first, the FA denied it but emails not only proved it but confirmed that she also had a relationship with the FA chief Mark Palios.Sven, 76, says: “I felt very sorry for her. She lost the job and two members of the FA lost the job.”Faria signed two deals to sell her story for £300,000 after she had resigned — on the advice of Sven.But she was hurt by being portrayed as a “disgusting gold digger person”. She says on the show: “I’m the person that’s the bad person, and I was the scapegoat for them to be relieved of any responsibility.” More

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      Police probe into racist who abused Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka is dropped after X refuses to reveal yob’s location

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      A POLICE investigation into a racist who abused Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has been dropped because X/Twitter refused to reveal the culprit’s location.Winger Saka, 22, was targeted with a manipulated image and slur by the yob who said he “needs to be humbled before he ruins this sport any further”.A police investigation into a racist who abused Bukayo Saka has been dropped because X/Twitter refused to reveal the culprit’s locationCredit: GettyIt came after Arsenal’s 2-2 Champions League draw with Bayern Munich in April when the England star went down and appealed for a penalty.Some fans believed he tried to con the referee by throwing himself into the opposition’s goalie.Arsenal contacted X to get the post removed but it took four weeks for it to suspend the account.The Met brought in specialist UK Football Policing Unit detectives to trace the racist.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThey found the account-holder was based overseas but X would not say which country so it could not be passed on to the relevant authorities.Labour MP Clive Betts, chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Football, said: “Simply because they are overseas and X is not prepared to take action is not good enough. “If we cannot rely on them to self-moderate then further regulation is required.”Sunder Katwala, of equality think-tank British Future, said: “When the police want to act, it is enormously disappointing if X are refusing to facilitate the effort to prosecute and show that extreme racial hatred should carry consequences.”Most read in FootballArsenal said it was supporting Saka. X has been approached for comment.Bukayo Saka breaks silence on amazing reaction to Watkins’ Netherlands winning goal to fire England into Euro 2024 final More

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      Model Alice Campello poses draped in blue after splitting from ex-Chelsea striker hubby Alvaro Morata

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      MODEL Alice Campello is feeling blue after splitting from former Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata, her hubby of seven years.The Italian, 29, said of Morata, 31, captain of the Spain side that beat England in the Euros: “We couldn’t have loved each other more and continue to. We promised to never hurt each other or be toxic and end it before that happens.”Model Alice Campello stunned in this blue bra and silk shirt comboCredit: IntimissimiAlice has modelled for Dior and ChanelCredit: Max MaraYesterday The Sun revealed that the pair had taken the “painful decision” to split, stating they still had a great respect for one another.The couple got married in 2018 – just eight months after connecting on social media.Alice revealed to The Sun that she initially rejected Morata’s approaches but she was quickly won over by his gestures.That included the striker driving eight hours to meet her family before returning to Turin as he had to train with Juventus.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSFast forward a few months and Morata was playing for Real Madrid, and he popped the question during a magic show.Alice stayed by his side ever since, following him to Chelsea before moving back to Madrid and Juventus.She was also snapped alongside the 31-year-old after he won the Euros with Spain in Berlin in July.But she will not be with Morata as he embarks on a new chapter with AC Milan following his £11million move from Atletico Madrid.Most read in FootballThe pair have ended their marriage six years after tying the knot in a glitzy bash in Venice, where Alice is from.Alice is a model who has worked with Dior and Chanel, while she has launched her own brand of bags called Avril Gau.Morata and his Wag have ‘beautiful night’ with England icon Beckham and wife Victoria – and Danny Drinkwater approvesShe has four children with Morata –  twins, Alessandro and Leonardo, six, as well as Edoardo, three, and Bella, one.Alice and footballer ex-hubby Alvaro got married in 2018Credit: GettyThe pair, who split this week, have 4 children togetherCredit: Instagram / @alicecampello More

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      Gareth Southgate splashes out £2.4million on properties for his growing investment firm

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      EX-ENGLAND boss Gareth Southgate has splashed out on a string of new signings – snapping up £2.4 million of properties for his growing investment firm.Canny Southgate, 53, has bought five new homes for his buy to let company – which now holds £6.4 million of property.Gareth Southgate has splashed out £2.4million on properties for his growing investment firmCredit: APSouthgate’s company MAS Investment Holdings – which deals in “the buying and selling of real estate” – bought three apartments at a new development in Birmingham and two properties in Wimbledon, south-west London.Southgate, who resigned as Three Lions boss last month, runs the firm alongside wife Alison. It now owns 16 properties.The new flats in Birmingham cost between £367,000 and £450,000 each and average prices in the Wimbledon development of maisonettes was £667,000.The latest signings are revealed in new paperwork filed at Companies House, which shows loans were secured against the properties.READ MORE ON GARETH SOUTHGATEAnd a source said: “Gareth is tactically astute on and off the pitch, and has stepped up his work on the properties side of things.“He is hoping he has made good signings – and knowing him, he will have done and they will add a lot of value to the business.”Gareth is going to have more time now to focus on business and make sure it is all a success.“It is also a family firm, and he wants to make it work for his wife and their two children so that their futures are secure.Most read in Football“Gareth will not be short of work offers but will also be able to focus on business away from the game.“And this is a sign he is determined to make it work and be a huge success there too.”The Sun’s Shaun Custis and Charlie Wyett discuss Gareth Southgate quitting as England manager and who could replace himSouthgate’s firm, MAS, now owns eight apartments in Birmingham, four properties in London, and four in Manchester.The financial statements show MAS Investment Holdings returning a £65,972 profit on its property dealings.Southgate – tipped for a role in TV punditry – stepped down as England boss after the Three Lions lost in the Euros final to Spain.He said it had been the “honour of my life” to manage the team after 102 games in charge and almost eight years at the helm. More

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      Former Match of the Day host Des Lynam suggests female pundits are unqualified to cover men’s matches

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      EX-Match of the Day host Des Lynam claims female pundits are unqualified to analyse men’s matches.The BBC footie show is regularly fronted by women, including Gabby Logan, with other female guests.Des Lynam claims female pundits are unqualified to analyse men’s matchesCredit: Rex FeaturesLynam, now 81, said: “I’ve got no gripe with female presenters. “But when you’re a pundit and you’re offering opinions about the game, you have to have played it at the level you are talking about — ie, the men’s game.”After a pause, he added to the Radio Times: “In my view.”The veteran broadcaster also questioned the influx of international players, saying: “I’ve supported Brighton all my life, but I can’t name the team now.Read More on Sport“There’s only about two I know, the others are all foreign boys who have come from South America and all sorts of places.”When Lynam left the BBC for ITV after three decades in 1999, Gary Lineker became the main host of Match of the Day — a position he holds 25 years on.Controversially, he is reportedly paid £1.3million a year. Lynam said: “I don’t suppose you can justify it in terms of what a nurse or firemen does, but it’s the market — that’s what the BBC feel they have to pay.”Most read in FootballThe ex-England striker is “a very lucky chap” who has had “two great careers”. Lynam added: “When I left, he immediately got the job and he grew into it very rapidly. I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but for my money I think he does a first-class job.” More

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      Liverpool ace Trent Alexander-Arnold avoids having to tear down £50,000 padel tennis court

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      ENGLAND star Trent Alexander-Arnold has dodged a balls-up after having a £50,000 padel tennis court built in his garden without planning permission.The Liverpool defender, 25, faced having to tear it down amid fears the noisy games could lead to a volley of complaints from neighbours at his £5million Cheshire pile.Trent Alexander-Arnold has dodged a balls-up after having a £50,000 padel tennis court built in his garden without planning permissionCredit: GettyThe local parish council objected and raised concerns about players disturbing locals in the quiet village of Goostrey, where neighbours include ex-Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.The Campaign to Protect Rural England agreed, saying: “A padel court for private use in no way justifies an intrusion into the open countryside surrounding a village.”There were also concerns the unauthorised construction — 25 per cent smaller than a normal tennis court — would have a negative impact on the countryside.But the footballer, ­dating Jude Law’s actress and model daughter Iris, has now been granted permission retrospectively.read more on footballCheshire East council approved it as long as he removes four floodlights to prevent light pollution.He has also hired ­landscapers to plant trees and hedges for screening.Padel tennis is said to be the world’s fastest growing sport and garden courts are becoming the ultimate outdoor status symbol for the homes of the rich and famous.It’s been championed by celebs including Shakira, supermodel Elle Macpherson and rapper Stormzy.Most read in FootballThe sport was given the royal seal of approval after it emerged Prince William and his wife Kate are hooked on the sport.Who is Iris Law and is she dating footballer Trent Alexander Arnold More

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      Eva Longoria, 49, wows in blue bikini in Spain before cheering Wrexham alongside Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds

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      ACTRESS Eva Longoria swaps sunbathing in the Spanish sun for British football.The Desperate Housewives star, 49, was all smiles as she joined Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to cheer on Wrexham A.F.C.Eva Longoria showed off her stunning figure in this blue bikini on the beachCredit: SplashEva was all smiles when she joined Rob McElhenney to cheer on Wrexham A.F.CCredit: InstagramEva made sure to be on hand to celebrate with the club owners as Wrexam kicked off their League One season with a win.The team beat Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 to put them fourth in the table.During an appearance on Good Morning America last month Eva addressed the possibility of a Desperate Housewives reunion.Eva played the role of Gabrielle Solis on the hit show.read more on eva longoriaSpeaking about a potential reunion Eva said: “I’d be the first one to sign up”.“Everybody asks me one hundred times a day if we’re going to do a reboot and I’m like, I’d be the first one to sign up. “I’d be on Wisteria Lane right now just waiting, waiting, for the crew,”Eva was most recently seen in Land of Women on Apple TV+.Most read in FootballIn the series Eva plays Gala, a New York socialite who finds herself on the run in a quaint Spanish town with her mother and daughter.Eva Longoria dances on table barefoot & takes tequila shots in cut-out dress at Global Gift gala dinner in MarbellaRyan Reynolds was also cheering on his teamCredit: Instagram More

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      Spurs ace Yves Bissouma filmed himself inhaling deadly ‘hippy crack’ just days before the new season kicks off

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      SPURS ace Yves Bissouma filmed himself inhaling deadly laughing gas just days before the new season kicks off.The £55,000-a-week Tottenham star laughed manically between taking hits from a balloon in footage which will dismay the footie player’s boss and millions of fans.Yves Bissouma filmed himself inhaling deadly laughing gas just days before the new season kicks offCredit: RexHe laughed manically between taking hits from a balloonCredit: SuppliedThe footage which will dismay the footie player’s boss and millions of fansCredit: SuppliedThe midfielder last night apologised for his “severe lack of judgment”.He had headed out to party following his side’s last pre-season warm-up match against Bayern Munich in North London on Saturday evening.During a raucous booze-fuelled night, the star, 27, was seen taking nitrous oxide in a chauffeur-driven limo carrying him and pals. The player bafflingly shared the video of himself committing the crime to pals on Snapchat.Read More on SportPossession of laughing gas with intent to get high was made illegal last year, with repeat offenders facing up to two years in jail and an unlimited fine.A witness said: “It beggars belief any Premier League star would openly take hippy crack. It’s a criminal offence and Yves now likely faces a police probe, let alone severe club sanctions.“The new season kicks off next weekend and he has let down every single Spurs fan. “Boss Ange Postecoglou will see red. Sharing the footage himself is utterly brainless.” Most read in FootballUse of nitrous oxide can lead to brain disorders, depression, memory loss, incontinence, hallucinations and nerve damage.Last night, Bissouma said: “I want to apologise for these videos. This was a severe lack of judgment.Football clubs are testing players for laughing gas after epidemic of players doing Class C “hippy crack” – one star left clubless after rejection for nerve damage“I understand how serious this is and the health risks involved, and I also take my responsibility as a footballer and role model very seriously.”Tottenham Hotspur told The Sun: “We are looking into the events.”This will be dealt with as an internal matter.”Bissouma, who joined Spurs from Brighton in 2022, is the latest in a long line of Prem stars to inhale the gas.In May, it was revealed one unnamed player was treated by paramedics months after it emerged he had a nitrous oxide addiction. More