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Condemned by illness, Sven Goran Eriksson could soon take his place on the Liverpool bench. An old dream that he never realized.
Suffering from pancreatic cancer, Sven Goran Eriksson publicly announced this week that he only had ” a year to live, at best… » The former England coach, aged 75, has moved a number of football fans, especially since the person concerned indulged in a confessional interview given to Sky Sports in the process. .
The former Swedish strategist notably admitted to having always dreamed of coaching the Liverpool Reds. “ I’m a Liverpool supporter. I always have been… My father is still alive and he’s still a Liverpool supporter. I always wanted to coach Liverpool but it never happened. »
A charity match for a dream
Since this admission, many fans of the Mersey club have been pleading for an ephemeral promotion of the man who managed Benfica, Roma, Lazio, Manchester City and Leicester in his career. “ Let Sven coach Liverpool’s legendary team against Ajax and make one last dream come true », we suggest on social networks. An idea that is gaining ground and could well come to fruition as this charity match is organized each year between the two clubs for the benefit of the LFC Foundation. See you on March 23 at Anfield.
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