So that was a pity but I can understand it.” We cannot use Swedish singers doing that song. “And then I went to the board of the FA and told them, ‘ABBA is willing to do the song,' and they said, ‘No. "One day, we phoned up Benny and asked, ‘Would you like to do an England song before the big tournament? He said: “I worked together with Tord Grip, and he’s a close friend of ABBA's Benny Andersson.
you at one point had talked to ABBA about recording a World Cup song for England.”Įriksson then explained how the potentially bizarre collaboration had first been suggested. 'GMB' host Kate Garraway said: “I was surprised to hear. The 73-year-old coach who, like ABBA, also hails from Sweden, claims Benny Andersson offered to pen the track for free, but the Football Association declined because the pop icons were not English.Īppearing on TV show 'Good Morning Britain' to talk about this year’s 'Soccer Aid', Sven explained that the unlikely offer came about after they attempted to take advantage of his former assistant Tord Gripp's close friendship with Benny. SNL: Taylor Swift joins Pete Davidson in musical skit about ‘three sad virgins’ĪBBA were prevented from recording a World Cup song for the England national soccer team, former manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has claimed.
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