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The Independent UK
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Sonia Twigg

Sven-Goran Eriksson death - latest: Beckham and Lineker join Prince William in tributes to former England boss

Sven-Goran Eriksson tributes

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76, his family has said. Eriksson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and revealed in January that he had “at best a year left to live”.

The first foreign manager of the English national side, Eriksson was in charge of England’s ‘golden generation’ and oversaw 67 matches from 2001 to 2006.

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