Sven-Goran Eriksson to tell story of final year alive in ‘warts and all’ TV documentary
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to tell the tale of his final days with a “warts and all” television documentary.
This week Sven (75) revealed he was suffering from pancreatic cancer and has “at best a year to live”. But the respected footy manager has been filming the tell-all show for the past 18 months for streaming giant Amazon.
He kept the diagnosis secret from family and friends for more than a year and is believed the documentary will show the moment he learned he did not have long left to live.
The “no holds barred documentary” will talk about his life, career and final diagnosis in the “warts and all” show which he says he has done as he refuses to “to sit at home and be miserable.”
It will trace his career, including his move from managing Lazio in Rome to being appointed the first non-British manager of England in 2001, and will include the details of his well publicised love life with the likes of Ulrika Johnson, Nancy Dell’Olio and Faria Alam.
An insider on the project said: “His health is a big part of the doc. For him it’s a way to tell the story of his life and career in his own words.
“But it isn’t a super-sombre piece. There is a lot of humour in there too. Sven is a very funny guy and that really comes across.”
The project is being produced by Whisper, a production company co-founded by the presenter Jake Humphrey and it is understood Sven will have the final say on when it is released.
The former Manchester City boss appeared on a Swedish radio show where he made the stark admission and said: “Everyone understands that I have an illness. Everyone guesses it is cancer and it is. But I have to fight as long as I can.”