Ex-England boss Eriksson claims adviser lost him £10m

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Sven-Goran Eriksson, the former England football manager, has hit out at the adviser who he claims cost him £10m, labeling him the "only person on earth I hate."

Eriksson (pictured) has alleged adviser Samir Khan cost him the amount through investments that went awry, the Daily Telegraph has reported. The investments are claimed to include a residential and leisure development of flats in Hampshire, and a proposed development in Barbados. Khan denied the claims but was taken to court by Eriksson and then declared bankrupt last month, according to the paper. The manager, who was in charge of the England football team between 2001 and 2006, is reportedly unable to forgive the man who has cost him a vast fortune. "You know I never hate anyo...

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