EX-FOOTIE manager Sven-Goran Eriksson makes a triumphant return to former club Lazio — under the eye of their eagle mascot.
The Swede, 76, who left Italy to become the England boss in 2001, has terminal cancer.
He was cheered by fans at the Rome club, where he won the title, and said: “It’s the memory of a lifetime.”
Last month Sven was close to tears as he was honoured by IFK Goteborg on his return to the club he once managed.
The 76-year-old was continuing his football tour after revealing the heartbreaking news of his terminal pancreatic cancer in January.
Eriksson returned to Sweden to visit Goteborg, the club which he managed to Uefa Cup glory back in 1982.
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The retired tactician was given a heroes welcome at the Gamla Ullevi stadium over 40 years after he helped etch the club’s name in European history.
Eriksson, who won the trophy with players who still had jobs alongside their footballing duties, was paraded out on to the pitch before the club’s 1-1 draw with Norrkoping on Saturday.
The crowd burst into a chorus of chanting towards their former manager when he was brought out on the turf before a touching tifo of a young Eriksson was displayed in one of the stands.
A banner was also erected that read: “We don’t know when it will end, but we know when it began” while flags were waved in Eriksson’s direction.
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The former England manager looked close to tears as he soaked in the love that was show for him by the club he managed from 1979 to 1982.
Eriksson also visited former side Benfica earlier this year, who he took charge of immediately after winning the Uefa Cup with Goteborg.
While he was also given the opportunity to make his dream of managing Liverpool come true when he took charge of a Reds legends team for their charity match at Anfield in March.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
