Former England manager has, “about a year,” left to live

Former England and Manchester City manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, he revealed on Swedish Radio P1.

Eriksson, 75, told Swedish Radio P1, "Everyone can see that I have a disease that’s not good, and everyone supposes that it’s cancer, and it is. But I have to fight it as long as possible."

Until 11 months ago, Eriksson was managing the Swedish club Karlstad before being forced to leave his post as his illness worsened.

Eriksson confirmed his diagnosis is terminal and that "I know that in the best case it’s about a year, in the worst case even less. Or in the best case I suppose even longer."

The Swede realised he had an issue whilst he was out running, telling Radio P1 he was out on a 5km run when he started to feel unwell.

Eriksson told Radio P1 he, "collapsed and fainted", and was later diagnosed with cancer following a visit to a doctor.

Eriksson’s managerial career spanned more than 40 years and included stints at Benfica, Roma, and Manchester City. Perhaps his most famous role was managing England’s 'Golden Generation' for five years.

The Swede oversaw England's 'Golden Generation', including David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes, and Rio Ferdinand at multiple international tournaments but was never able to win a title.

Eriksson’s time in charge of England was ultimately unsuccessful, but it did include one of England’s most famous results, a 5-1 win over Germany in Munich in 2001.

As Eriksson says: "It’s easy to end up in that position. But no, see the positive sides of things and don’t bury yourself in setbacks, because this is the biggest setback of them all of course."