Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said he had the “best year” to live after being diagnosed with cancer.
The 75-year-old Swede was the first foreign coach to coach the England national team and led the team to the quarter-finals in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and the 2004 European Championship.
“I will resist as long as possible,” Eriksson told Swedish radio P1.
“I have a serious illness. At best every year, I get worse at a much lower rate. It's impossible to say exactly, so it's best not to think about it.”
Eriksson, who has worked in management for 42 years, resigned from his last position as sporting director at Swedish club Karlstad 11 months ago due to health problems.
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