Sven-Goran Eriksson dies aged 76 after astonishing career spanning decades
SVEN-Goran Eriksson's ex lover has paid a heartfelt tribute to the former England manager with a series of never-before-seen romantic snaps.Nancy Dell'Olio, 63, had a ten-year romance with the Swede and were thought to have never married, yet she referred to him as her "ex-husband" in a passionate letter about their time together.
Nancy stayed with Sven despite the backlash from the media, and when he took England to the World Cup in Germany in 2006, she threw lavish parties for the"I'm proud to have talked about the beautiful love story that linked me to Sven, it's one of the two great love stories of my life," Nancy wrote, glowingly, about their connection in her book My lovely Game.They have now asked for their privacy to be respected so they can mourn in private.
"Dad told us at the beginning of this year about his serious illness and received an amazing response from friends and football fans around Europe. He was invited to several football teams in England, "We hope that you will remember Svennis as the good and positive person he always was both in public and at home with us."The legendary manager also took the time to open up about his terminal cancer diagnosis.I hated my living room - until I made it look 'totally different' with B&M buys
He then took over at Benfica in 1982 and spent two seasons with the Portuguese giants where he won back-to-back league titles.Stints followed in Italy with Roma and Fiorentina, but he returned to Benfica in 1989 and reached the European Cup final before losing to AC Milan.
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