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‘Sven asked if I’d like to play for England – even to be considered made me proud, but I don’t think they really wanted a foreign player in the national team’: Former Premier League star reveals conversations over converting nationality

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Sven Goran Eriksson England manager at the 2006 World Cup.

Sven-Goran Eriksson had a goalkeeper problem while manager of England in the 2000s, and it's now been revealed that he attempted to get one Premier League star to change his nationality.

Following the 2002 World Cup, after David Seaman waved goodbye to his international career and Ronaldinho's free-kick, Eriksson had David James and Paul Robinson vying for the No.1 spot. Keen on attracting the very best, though, the Swede contacted Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini in an attempt to convince him to pledge his allegiance to England.

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