Sven-Goran Eriksson, Former England Manager Is Dead

The long battle against terminal pancreatic cancer finally came to an end this Monday for former England manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson who passed away.

The popular Swede who was in line to manage Nigeria’s Super Eagles to the 2010 World Cup before he was upstaged by compatriot, Lars Lagerbäck passed away following a successful career in the football industry which included stints with England, Manchester City and Leicester City. He was aged 76. Earlier this year, he announced his imminent death, saying that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had a year to live in a “best-case scenario”.

The announcement was january this year and eight months down the line, he is no more.

His football career spanned eight different countries .

He was in charge of England for 67 matches including the World Cup tie with Nigeria which ended goalless in 2002.