Sven-Goran Eriksson to Coach Mexico
Published 6/3/2008 10:24:25 PM by staff from espn
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was named as the new coach of Mexico on Tuesday. Eriksson, sacked by English Premier League Manchester City on Monday, was approved at a meeting of the Mexican Football Federation's executive committee, comprising the owners of the 18 first division clubs.
'It's unanimous. Eriksson has been accepted by all the owners,' Jorge Vergara, president of the Guadalajara club, told reporters.
The 60 yr old Swede, who replaces Hugo Sanchez, will be in charge until the 2010 World Cup. Sanchez was fired in March after the Under-23 side, whom he also coached, failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. Since then, former Under 17 coach Jesus Ramirez has been in charge on a temporary basis.
Mexico habitually reach the knockout stages at the World Cup but have never gone beyond the quarterfinals. Eriksson will take over following the twoleg preliminary round World Cup qualifier against Belize later this month. Last week, several leading Mexican players said that it was not the right time for a European coach to take over the team.
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