Reaction to the death of former England soccer manager Sven-Göran Eriksson

FILE - Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson loos around before the start of an exhibition soccer match between Liverpool Legends and Ajax Legends at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Saturday March 23, 2024. Eriksson the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England’s first ever foreign-born coach, has died. He was 76, it was announced on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

FILE - Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson loos around before the start of an exhibition soccer match between Liverpool Legends and Ajax Legends at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Saturday March 23, 2024. Eriksson the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England’s first ever foreign-born coach, has died. He was 76, it was announced on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)


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The sports world is reacting to the death of Swedish soccer coach Sven-Göran Eriksson. England's first ever foreign-born manager died Monday at home surrounded by his family, his agent Bo Gustavsson told The Associated Press. He was 76. His death followed eight months after he revealed he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

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