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England to take no action over 'Swedish spy'

England to take no action over 'Swedish spy'
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The FA are not considering altering their security plans after a Swedish journalist was able to spy on one of Roy Hodgson's squad briefings through a hotel skylight.

England do not have any plans to alter their security arrangements after a Swedish journalist admitted to spying on the squad in the build up to their Group D match with Sweden.

Ola Billger, of the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper, obtained a sneak preview of Roy Hodgson's tactical plans by peering from his fourth-floor room in Kiev's Opera Hotel through a skylight to a third-floor meeting room where the England manager was briefing his players.

"I grabbed my binoculars and along with a colleague we were able to watch for about 40 minutes through the skylight," Billger told The Mail on Sunday.

"We were not able to hear anything but it was clear England were talking about how to run through the Swedish defence and how Sweden would attack through corners.

"It was also clear through videos and the tactics board what the lineup would be, with Carroll starting and Oxlade-Chamberlain not."

England won the game 3-2 and managing director of Club England Adrian Bevington does not intend to take any action over the incident.

Bevington told Sky Sports News: "[Billger] read the team board and so was able to see some of the plans that we had in place.

"I can't say it's something that's causing us great consternation in the England camp.

"It certainly wasn't a security breach and it didn't affect the result thankfully."

England will qualify for the quarter-finals of the championships if they avoid defeat against Ukraine in Donetsk on Tuesday.

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