Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer.
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00:00England's first overseas manager Sven-Jørgen Eriksson has died aged 76.
00:06Sven led the golden generation of footballers between 2001 and 2006.
00:13He was famous on the pitch as much as he was off the pitch.
00:18His extraordinary life is the subject of a new documentary, Sven on Amazon Prime.
00:25The 76-year-old died of pancreatic cancer.
00:29After his time managing England, he had spells with Manchester City and Leicester City
00:34and managed Mexico, Ivory Coast and Philippines, his final coaching role.
00:40He also served as Norse County's director of football.
00:45In January 2024, Eriksson announced he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
00:52On Monday, it was announced he had died surrounded by his family.
00:55Mourners are invited to leave tributes at Sven-Jørgen-Eriksson.com