Sven-Göran Eriksson, the first non-British manager of England's football team, has died at the age of 76.
Swedish football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who became the first foreigner to lead the England national team, died on Monday at the age of 76, his agent says.
Eriksson, a charismatic coach who led Swedish, Portuguese and Italian clubs to major trophies in the 1980s and 1990s before taking on the England job in 2001, announced earlier this year that he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer.Eriksson led England to the quarterfinals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and at the 2004 European Championship, managing a golden generation of players including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.
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