英格兰足球队瑞典籍主教练埃里克森日前透露说，自从他执教英格兰队以来，其在伦敦的家已经第3次遭到一些蓄意破坏者的袭扰。

    据《每日邮报》10月8日报道，埃里克森在7日晚接受媒体采访时表示：“我的住宅的确受到了一些损害。这已经是第3次了，另外两次则是一段时间以前发生的。”

    报道说，自从上个月英格兰队被北爱尔兰队击败后，这位瑞典籍主教练就一直饱受来自各界的严厉指责。很多英格兰球迷也被该队近期的一系列拙劣表现搞得心情郁闷，但埃里克森拒绝对他们加以谴责。他表示，广大英格兰球迷对此所持的态度还是很宽容的。他说，“当我到各地去看比赛时，很多英格兰球迷总是对我说‘加油’和‘不要在意’”。

    据报道，本周一（10月3日），有人突然把一块砖头扔进了埃里克森位于伦敦西北部摄政公园附近的住宅中，目前警方正在对这一袭击事件进行调查。

    Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed his house has been damaged by vandals for the third time since he took over as England manager.

    Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed his house has been damaged by vandals for the third time since he took over as England manager.

    Police are investigating the incident in which a brick was thrown through a window at Eriksson's house near Regent's Park, north-west London, on Monday.

    The England coach last night refused to blame disgruntled England fans, upset at recent lacklustre performances.

    Speaking before today's World Cup qualifier match against Austria, he said: "It's correct that I had some damage to my house. That's the third time it has happened, although the other two times were some time ago."

    The Swede, who faced severe criticism following England's defeat by Northern Ireland last month, added: "I don't think it has anything to do with England fans, absolutely not. The reaction of the England fans when I travel around the country to see games is, 'Come on' and 'Don't listen to the (critics)'."

    A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We can confirm we were called at 12.30pm on October 3 to reports of criminal damage at an address in Park Village East, NW1.

    "It would appear an item was thrown through the front window."

    The spokesman said inquiries into the incident were continuing but no arrests had been made.