Derek Williams has made a career out of his
resemblance to Mr Eriksson
An English comedian has allegedly tricked a
Mexican football club into thinking he was the national team's new
coach, Sven-Goran Eriksson.
The Mexican football federation has warned clubs to be on their
guard after Derek Williams was given a tour of Club Universidad
Nacional's stadium.
He reportedly sent the first division team falsified documents
which appeared to have come from the federation.
The federation later released a statement saying that he was a
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"At the moment the real Eriksson is in the United States. The
person claiming to be him is only a lookalike. This shows a
complete lack of respect," the statement said.
'Amused'
Derek Williams reportedly spoke to Universidad Nacional's coach,
Ricardo Ferretti, saying that he had come to watch some of his
players ahead of his first squad selection.
"To be honest I was quite amused," Mr Ferretti said. "The fake
Eriksson told me that he was watching my players ahead of his next
call-ups, and I believed him."
The Eriksson lookalike was given a tour around the field,
accompanied by two glamorous women, and then allegedly issued a
statement to unsuspecting journalists and posed for
photographs.
Sven-Goran Eriksson was appointed Mexico's new coach in June
after being sacked as manager of England's Manchester City
club.
