Former England supervisor Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed who was the Queen’s favorite participant when he was answerable for the nationwide group.
Eriksson managed the Three Lions for 5 years from 2001 to 2006 and though failing to raise any main silverware, the Swede was probably the most cherished tacticians by the England followers.
In a current interview with the ‘Sacked within the Morning’ podcast, the 74-year-old recalled a dialog he had with the pinnacle of the British monarchy after they had lunch a number of years in the past.
“I used to be invited to lunch with The Queen with about one other 10 folks. At a sure level, I requested her if she favored soccer. She mentioned ‘probably not’.
“I requested her for her favorite participant or group. I assumed she would’ve mentioned, Beckham. ‘Michael Owen is my favorite participant,’ she mentioned. I requested why and he or she mentioned: ‘He seems so clear’. That was the reply I bought and we didn’t go on with that dialogue,” Eriksson mentioned.
Owen featured 89 occasions for the Three Lions, scoring 40 targets alongside the way in which along with his most memorable strike coming in opposition to Argentina within the 1998 World Cup.
Domestically, the striker who’s now a pundit turned out for Liverpool, Actual Madrid, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Stoke Metropolis the place he netted 223 occasions in 483 video games.
