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Ex-England boss Sven-Göran Eriksson diagnosed with terminal cancer

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Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who coached the country's 'golden generation' at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, has said he has cancer and may have less than a year to live "at best."

Eriksson told Swedish Radio P1 he discovered he had cancer after collapsing suddenly. He said in February last year that he was reducing his public appearances because of health issues.

"Everyone understands that I have a disease that is not good, and everyone guesses that it is cancer and it is," Eriksson said in an interview published Thursday.

Eriksson said he has pancreatic cancer and that it is inoperable.