Sven-Göran Eriksson is seriously ill with cancer.
Now he reveals his great desire.
– I hope to go, he says to Sky Sports.
It was last Thursday that the sad news hit the football world like a bomb. Sven-Göran Eriksson, former national team captain in England and Sweden’s most meritorious coach ever, is seriously ill with cancer. Svennis was taken to hospital after suffering a stroke, and was then informed that he had pancreatic cancer.
Reveals Last Wish
Sven-Göran Eriksson told us that at best he only has one year left to live, and since then the greetings and tributes have flowed in from all over the football world. Everyone has united in their support for Eriksson, who now most of all wishes to live without pain. In an interview with Sky Sports, Eriksson talks about the near future, and what he hopes to achieve, and about what he regrets in his career.
Sven-Göran Eriksson reveals, among other things, that he has a clear goal during the spring: To see the match between England and Brazil, which will be played at Wembley, on March 23.
– I want to travel, watch as much football as possible, he says when asked how he wants to spend his last time.
– I hope to see England against Brazil. It’s a great match, a warm-up before the WC. It could very well be the final during the WC 2026, Svennis continues.
“Every day without pain is a good day”
Sven-Göran Eriksson tells the British newspaper The Sun that the most important thing for him right now is not to go through too much pain.
– When you get a diagnosis like this, every day when you wake up without pain is a good day. Right now it doesn’t hurt as much, because I’m getting good treatment. Then I know I can’t have surgery for it, he says.
He also says that he is looking forward to this summer’s EC, and above all to see England break the drought of winning an international championship, which has lasted since England won the WC in 1966.
– England play very good football and Sweden have not qualified, so then I stick with them. It would be nice to see England win, he says.
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