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Terminally-ill Sven-Goran Eriksson left doctors in tears after former England boss had five strokes at the same time


SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON left doctors in tears after suffering five strokes at the same time.

The terminally-ill former England manager revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Sven-Goran Eriksson suffered five consecutive strokes to leave doctors in tearsCredit: YouTube / Amazon Prime Video Sport
Eriksson’s strokes resulted in his terminal cancer diagnosisCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd

Eriksson, 76, said he had 12 months left to live after medical staff were unable to operate.

But it’s now been revealed that his cancer was found after the Swede suffered five consecutive strokes to leave doctors in tears.

A new Amazon Prime Video documentary called ‘Sven’ documents Eriksson’s life and the impact his diagnosis has had on family members.

In one heartbreaking scene, son Johan and daughter Lina revealed the moment they were told about Eriksson’s health condition.

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Johan said: “I had 10 missed calls from my sister, ‘Dad’s in the emergency room’.

“He’s not in a good way. You can kind of tell when the doctor’s in tears that… not good. Worst possible news.”

Lina continued: “We found out that he had had five strokes and then you go into a state of fear. A panic mode.”

Eriksson noted: “One day, I woke up and I felt dizzy. Yeah, it’s cancer I have and that’s it. The medicine, we don’t know what’s going to happen. 

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“I’m sort of scared. It takes time, a little bit of time before you can accept it. I’m still here.”

Eriksson took charge of 67 England matches between January 2001 and July 2006, winning 40 games.

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Eriksson’s kids have talked about their dad’s diagnosis in an upcoming Amazon documentaryCredit: Getty
The show will chronicle Eriksson’s extraordinary lifeCredit: Alamy

He also had successful club spells with Benfica, Roma and Lazio.

And he managed twice in England with Man City and Leicester.

Speaking in January, Eriksson revealed more about his diagnosis.

He said: “I thought I was fully healthy but suddenly I had a small stroke so I fell and my children took me to the hospital. 

“After one day of examination they told me I had five small strokes, but said, ‘No problem, you will recover 100% from that’, but worse is they said I have cancer which they can’t operate on.

“They said they will give me treatment and medicine to try and live as long as possible. I have that diagnosis and they can’t operate, unfortunately.”


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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