England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says the controversy over his private life will not force him to stand down. Eriksson has been at the centre of the storm which has engulfed the Football Association following his affair with FA secretary Faria Alam.
"I will never throw in the towel because of the media intrusion into my private life," he said.
"I regret the mess and the soap opera which has been going on but I believe private business is private business."
Eriksson has been taken aback by the reaction to the scandal which has seen FA chief executive Mark Palios resign from his post.
 |  What we have to do now is qualify for the World Cup. England must play in Germany and I should be judged after that. |
"I doubt that English people have that interest in anyone's private life, even if it is the private life of the England manager," he said.
"What I can never understand is that there is a sick interest in people's private lives.
"Sometimes I feel in this job that you should be a saint, at least a monk, you shouldn't earn much money and you should win every football game."
However Eriksson insists that he is fully focused on the England team and believes he has the support of everyone at the FA.
"I love the job and if I don't resign after the last month then it shows how much I love it," he said.
"I trust everyone at FA headquarters. If there are people who want me to stop the job and do other things, they should tell me.
"I am not worried about my future, no one has told me anything and I have no intention to stop.
"What we have to do now is qualify for the World Cup. England must play in Germany. I should be judged after that.
"I have always hoped in this country that I am judged on football results and that's it. I can quit if we don't qualify for the World Cup but that's football."
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