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Leicester boss Eriksson: England THE place to work in football

Leicester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson says England is THE place to work in football.

It is 10 years to the day since Eriksson resigned as manager of Lazio to become England boss.

He said: "Many people in Rome asked me if I was crazy when I ­resigned from Lazio.

"They were very ­successful then and the fans didn't ­understand - but it was not ­crazy. ­Absolutely not.

"To be England manager is a big honour.

"You recognise when you come to this country how big football is at club level.

"The atmosphere around the game is the best. Germany might come close, but in Italy the football is good.

"It is only Milan and Genoa who have real football stadiums, all the rest are running tracks and the atmosphere is not the same.

"If Lazio are mid-table, there are 30,000 in a ­stadium which takes 80,000 and the whole ­atmosphere is ­different.

"Here football is so much better."

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