The world of football receives another tough news. The historical Sven Göran Eriksson, The first foreign coach to take charge of the England team revealed he was suffering from terminal cancer and had at best “a year to live”. These words had a huge impact and several athletes did not hesitate to speak out.
The 75-year-old veteran strategist, who led English football's so-called “Golden Generation”, spoke about his illness on Swedish radio P1.
“Everyone sees that I have a disease that is not good and everyone assumes it is cancer, and it is; but I have to fight it as long as possible. “Best case scenario I have another year, worst case scenario a little less,” he said.
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Likewise, the former coach of the Mexican team and Manchester City told how he found out about his illness in statements collected by the BBC.
“I thought I was perfectly healthy, but suddenly I had a small stroke, I fell and my children took me to the hospital. After a day of examination they told me that I had had five small strokes, but they told me: “No problem.” “You will recover 100%” but the worst thing is that they said I had cancer, that they couldn’t operate on,” he explained.
It should be noted that some of the footballers coached by Sven-Göran Eriksson also do this David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand. With the “Three Lions” he was a World Cup player in Korea-Japan 2022 and Germany 2006.
Wayne Rooney and his message to Sven-Göran Eriksson
After hearing the news, the former Manchester City goalscorer showed his support for the strategist. “Sad news this morning. Thoughts with Sven Göran-Eriksson and his family. A brilliant coach and a special person. Loved and respected by everyone. We are all with you Sven, keep fighting,” he wrote.
Message from Rooney to Sven-Göran Eriksson. Photo: Twitter.
Which teams did Sven-Göran Eriksson manage?
- Degerfors IF (Sweden)
- IFK Gothenburg (Sweden)
- Benfica (Portugal)
- Rome, Italy)
- Fiorentina (Italy)
- Sampdoria (Italy)
- Lazio (Italy)
- Manchester City (Inglaterra)
- Leicester City (Inglaterra)
- Guangzhou City FC (China)
- Port of Shanghai (China)
- Shenzhen FC (China9
- England national team
- Mexico national team
- Ivory Coast national team
- Philippine national team.