Sven-Goran Eriksson death - latest: Lineker and Rooney join Prince William in tributes to former England boss

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76 , his family has said. Eriksson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and revealed in January that he had “at best a year left to live”.

The first foreign manager of the English national side , Eriksson was in charge of England’s ‘golden generation’ and oversaw 67 matches from 2001 to 2006.

He led England to the quarter-finals of three major tournaments, including the World Cups of 2002 and 2006, and also managed Manchester City, Leicester and Lazio in a lengthy career.

Eriksson was diagnosed with cancer after suffering a stroke while running near his home in Sweden. He bid a final farewell to the public in a documentary on his life, released on August 23.

Prince William, a patron of the Football Association, led tributes as he remembered Eriksson as a “true gentleman of the game”.

A few months ago, Eriksson lived out a childhood dream, taking charge of a Liverpool legends side in a friendly against Ajax having been a fan of the club as a child, and was also treated to a tour of the training facilities and meeting then-manager Jurgen Klopp.

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