former England manager Sven Gren Erikson who enjoyed a successful coaching career spanning eight different countries has died at the age of 76 the swed managed England for 67 matches between 2001 and 2006 taking the three lines to Two World Cups and a European championship and reaching the quarterfinals of each competition here I am and I'm happy he was most recently working as a sporting director at Swedish sh carlstad but stepped aside in February 2023 shortly before he confirmed that he had terminal pancreatic cancer yeah it's cancer I have and that's it but don't be sorry a documentary about Ericson's life was broadcast by Amazon Prime before he passed away and the swed delivered an emotional final message to his fans [Music]