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Sven-Göran Eriksson is seriously ill with incurable cancer.
Now comes new, heartbreaking news about the coaching icon.
Close friend Anders Runebjer reveals the horror to English The Mirror.
He is one of Swedish football’s greatest profiles of all time. But right now going Sven-Göran Eriksson a fight against the clock during his last period of life.
Svennis sick
The trainer icon is seriously ill with an incurable cancer and has less than a year left to live. Now comes new information about “Svenni’s” health condition and it makes many people panic.
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Recently, daughter Lina revealed that father Sven-Göran was too ill to attend the premiere of his new television documentary, which Prime has produced, in London. Now comes the close friend Anders Runebjer with a new heartbreaking announcement.
– I meet Sven and how do I feel? I feel sad but I am happy to know Sven and to know that I can still see him. That’s my reaction. He is such an incredible person, says Runebjer to the English newspaper The Mirror.
Friend’s words
The friend admits that Svennis can no longer take his favorite walk around Lake Fryken, near his home in Värmland. His body can’t take it anymore.
– Fear is so beautiful. But unfortunately Sven’s health does not allow him to walk along it anymore. It is a tough time for him, says Runebjer in the interview.
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The legendary trainer talks in the TV documentary about how much he loves his walks around Fryken. And that he wants to be immortalized there too.
– I have always thought it was a good place to sleep. My ashes can be thrown into the water here, he says.
Anders Runebjer also opens up about how tough it was to follow his tormented friend during this time with cancer.
– He is really brave. He really is… I want to remember him as a kind and warm person. And enviable for everything he has achieved, he tells the newspaper.
Fight on, Svennis! ❤️
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