Sven-Goran Eriksson, Swedish soccer coach who was first foreigner to lead England team, dies at 76
By Steve Douglas, The Associated Press on August 26, 2024.
Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England’s first ever foreign-born coach after making his name winning trophies at club level in Italy, Portugal and Sweden, has died. He was 76. Eriksson died Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement on his official website. His death followed eight months after he revealed he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had at most one year to live. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer 7-6
