- Eriksson revealed last month that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer
- Liverpool have confirmed he will be part of their management team next month
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Sven-Goran Eriksson will fulfill his dream of managing a Liverpool team after the club confirmed he would be part of their charity legends game next month.
The former England manager revealed last month that he has been secretly battling a terminal cancer for a year having only previously told close family and friends.
He has revealed that it would be his ‘dream’ to manage Liverpool with the club’s fans and former players including Robbie Fowler calling for him to be in the dugout when LFC Legends face Ajax in a charity match next month.
Liverpool have today confirmed that they have granted the 76-year-old his wise, revealing that he will be part of a management team for the game which is to be held on March 23.
The Reds in a statement said: ‘verpool said: ‘We are delighted to confirm Sven-Goran Eriksson will be part of the LFC Legends management team for the game against Ajax Legends at Anfield, on 23 March.
Liverpool have confirmed that Sven-Goran Eriksson will lead their legends team in a charity game – fulfilling a dying wish of the former England manager
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Sven revealed last month that he has been diagnosed with a terminal cancer and that he has been been battling the illness secretly for a year having only told close family and friends
![The 76-year-old revealed in an interview since that his dream was to manage Liverpool](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/13/11/81200767-0-image-a-62_1707822611936.jpg)
The 76-year-old revealed in an interview since that his dream was to manage Liverpool
![He will join Liverpool legends including Ian Rush and John Barnes on the management team](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/13/11/81201471-13077895-image-m-65_1707823606541.jpg)
He will join Liverpool legends including Ian Rush and John Barnes on the management team
‘The former England boss will join a dugout of LFC greats, including Ian Rush, John Barnes and John Aldridge, for the annual LFC Foundation charity match.
‘All connected with the club and LFC Foundation look forward to warmly welcoming LFC fan Sven and his family to Anfield – and seeing him in the dugout on the day – for a fantastic fundraising occasion.’
Sven told Good Morning Britain it would be his dream to take one game at the helm of his boyhood club and said he had been invited to watch the game.
Asked if he would accept the offer to manage the legends side he said: ‘I would accept of course, that has always been my dream. But like it is a dream.
‘I’m not complaining I had a lot of good football teams, national teams and clubs. I’m happy anyhow.’
Current Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp also gave his approval to Eriksson having a role in next month’s legends game.
‘I heard for the first time about his admiration or love for Liverpool and that he was a fan for his whole life,’ said Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp last month.
‘I heard now about the Legends [game] and stuff like that. I’m not in charge of that.
‘The only thing I can say is absolutely he’s very welcome to come here and he can sit in my seat in my office and do my job for a day if he wants. That’s no problem.
![Eriksson managed England from 2001 to 2006 - with Liverpool star Steven Gerrard (left) part of the famous 'Golden Generation' which reached the quarter-final at three tournaments](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/13/11/81201693-13077895-image-m-69_1707824004930.jpg)
Eriksson managed England from 2001 to 2006 – with Liverpool star Steven Gerrard (left) part of the famous ‘Golden Generation’ which reached the quarter-final at three tournaments
‘Being on the sideline might be a little bit more difficult. To have him here and show him everything and how this wonderful club developed over the years, I think that’s definitely something we will tell him.
‘He can come over and have a few wonderful hours here, I’m sure.’
Eriksson was the first foreign coach to manage England and was in the dugout for their famous 5-1 victory over Germany back in 2001.
He led the side to the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups as well as Euro 2004.
During his managerial career which spanned from 1977 to 2019, his best success came at Lazio where he won the Serie A title, two Coppa Italia’s, the UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.
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