sent a touching goodbye message to fans just days before his death.
On Monday, the former England boss at the age of 76 following a gruelling battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his family, who announced the news a few hours later.
Eriksson’s death has plunged the footballing world into mourning, and comes just three days after the release of an Amazon Prime documentary about his life, entitled Sven. At the end of the film, the former coach issued a heartfelt message to viewers.had a good life,” he said. “I think we are all scared of the day when we die, but life is about death as well. You have to learn to accept it for what it is. Hopefully at the end people will say, yeah, he was a good man, but not everyone will say that.
I hope you will remember me as a positive guy trying to do everything he could do. Don’t be sorry, smile. Thank you for everything, coaches, players, the crowds, it’s been fantastic. Take care of yourself and take care of your life. And live it. Bye.”
The moving documentary highlights both Eriksson’s remarkable career achievements as well as his personal exploits, culminating in an unflinchingly candid look at his valiant battle against his terminal disease. Back in January, the news of Eriksson’s diagnosis emerged, marked by his haunting revelation that he might only have “a year to live”.
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