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Article: Football: England endangered by mystic Pel's curse; WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN.(Sport)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- March 9, 2002
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Byline: With Hyder Jawad
Sven-Gran Eriksson has an endearing smile but there is one simple way to wipe it off his face.
The bad news for the England head coach is that their World Cup hopes for 2002 have been dealt a significant blow after Pel (pictured below) tipped them to win the tournament.
If there is any good news for Mr Eriksson, it is that Pel has also tipped Brazil, France and Italy to emerge victorious when the final goes to Yokohama, Japan, on June 30.
Rumours are rife that the former Brazil striker is in the process of ...