Sven Goran Eriksson cause of death as England pay tribute to former Man City boss
England will pay tribute to Sven Goran Eriksson before Tuesday's Nations League fixture against Finland after his death last month.
The former Three Lions and Manchester City boss passed away at the age of 76 on August 26. Eriksson was in charge of City for the 2007/08 season and managed England at World Cups in 2002 and 2006 as well as Euro 2004. A video tribute is set to be played before England take on Finland at Wembley on Tuesday, September 10, while players will also wear black armbands for the match.
A period of applause will also take place before kick-off, and the deaths of Craig Shakespeare, Kevin Campbell and Tommy Banks will also be marked.
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The Swede had pancreatic cancer and revealed at the beginning of 2024 that he had only had a year to live "at best". He learned of his cancer diagnosis in 2023 and stood down from his most recent role as sporting director at Swedish club Karlstad 11 months ago because of health issues.
A statement on his official website from his children was released on the day of his death, expressing their gratitude for the warm wishes received after his cancer diagnosis.
"Our thoughts go out to Sven-Göran’s father Sven; girlfriend Yaniseth and her son Alcides; to his brother Lasse and wife Jumnong, as well as to all good friends and acquaintances in Sweden and around the world," it read.
"Dad told us at the beginning of this year about his serious illness and received an amazing response from friends and football fans around Europe. He was invited to several football teams in England, Italy,