McClaren in the hot seat

Steve McClaren will be the next England manager, the Football Association said Thursday. The Middlesbrough manager will take over when Sven-Goran Eriksson steps down after the World Cup finals in Germany.

Steve McClaren will be the next England manager, the Football Association said Thursday. The Middlesbrough manager will take over when Sven-Goran Eriksson steps down after the World Cup finals in Germany.

McClaren’s appointment comes six days after Luiz Felipe Scolari, the FA’s first choice to succeed Eriksson, pulled out of the running because of media intrusion. McClaren was 45 on Wednesday and is currently Eriksson’s assistant.

After an undistinguished playing career as a midfielder, McClaren began coaching in the early 1990s at Oxford United. He moved on to Derby County where he worked under experienced manager Jim Smith and helped the club win promotion to the Premier League in 1996.

“I have always said he’s an extremely good coach and he has always done an extremely good job for us,” Eriksson said on Wednesday. McClaren’s status was further enhanced when Middlesbrough finished seventh in the league last year, their best finish since 1951 and securing a second successive season in Europe. Eriksson, the first foreigner to coach the England team, took charge in January 2001 after leading Lazio to the Italian league and cup double the previous year.

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