Sven-Göran Eriksson.

The name alone transports you to an era of WAGs, fake sheikhs, and a national fixation with Wayne Rooney's metatarsal.

And today we’re celebrating the man himself.

From a fling with Ulrika to being held at gunpoint in North Korea, this is the story of England’s unlikely national treasure… 

Links from the pod:

Boy with Sven haircut: https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article24304609.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_js236978138.jpg

Sven Sven Sven song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33sNrncVmI

Blank cheque he gave to Ulrika: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/7a44a4b7-2e41-4ad3-bd64-e42c83ce33f9.jpg?strip=all&w=640

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