Where Sven-Goran Eriksson wanted to be buried in poignant funeral plans

Sven-Goran Eriksson, the esteemed former England manager with a coaching legacy across eight nations, has passed away at 76.

Before his death, Amazon Prime aired a documentary on Eriksson's life, which also revealed his burial wishes. The Swedish football icon chose a spot that resonated deeply with him for its sense of home.

Earlier in the year, it emerged that Eriksson, who also managed Manchester City, had been given just one year to live after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Eriksson's chosen resting place is beside Lake Fryken, near his birthplace in Sunne and his childhood home in Torsby, western Sweden, reports the Mirror.

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In the documentary, Eriksson visits this beloved site with his family, expressing the deep bond he has with the area.

"A beautiful place, [it] makes you calm, makes me calm," he remarked in the film. Pointing towards the lake, he added: "Below the mountain [is] where my father grew up. If you look straight on, that's Torsby, where I grew up. I always thought great place, to sleep. The ashes could be thrown into the water here. It feels like home."

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson opened up about his health struggles after leaving his position as sporting director at Karlstad, disclosing a battle with pancreatic cancer. He shared with Swedish Radio P1 in January, "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. It's pancreatic you can't operate on it. It can be slowed."

"I know that in the best case it's about a year, in the worst case even less. Or in the