LONDON -- Sven-Goran Eriksson, the England head coach whose press conferences can be an exercise in pulling teeth, was only too happy to reveal stories about his players to a bunch of strangers.
Mind you, it is amazing how staying in the finest hotel in Dubai, being feted on a huge yacht in the Persian Gulf and downing liberal lashings of Dom Perignon plus £900 bottles of wine can loosen a tongue. Oh, and maybe the prospect of a job paying £5 million a year after tax.