The legendary Sven Goran Eriksson was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer at the end of January, and on that occasion he announced the sad news that he had at most one year left to live. The former coach of England, Ivory Coast, Mexico and manager of Benfica, Roma, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Lazio and Manchester City soon revealed that he regrets only one thing about his sports career – that he never coached Liverpool. The Reds reacted immediately and used the international break to organize a match between the legends of Liverpool and Ajax at Anfield, and the six-time European champion was led from the bench by the 76-year-old Swede.A dream come true for Sven-Göran Eriksson. Leading Liverpool to victory in their legends charity match against Ajax at Anfield. 🏟️❤️pic.twitter.com/8W9GwG5zGJ— Pubity Sport (@pubitysport) March 23, 2024 A real spectacle was seen on this sunny Saturday afternoon at one of the most famous sports venues in the world. The Ajax legends led 2-0 after the first half with goals from Kiki Musampa and Derk Boerrigter, and then Liverpool turned it around in the sequel through Grégory Vignal, Djibril Cisse, Nabil El Zhar and Fernando Torres.Steven Gerrard, Jerzy Dudek, Sami Hyppia, Martin Skrtel, Maxi Rodríguez, Igor Bišćan, Daniel Agger, Dirk Kuyt, among others, played for the hosts, while Jari Litmanen and Ryan Babel wore the jerseys of both teams. Ajax legends were led by Raphael Van Der Vaart, Aaron Winter, Danny Blind, Nwankwo Kanu, Ronald De Boer…Musampa fires past Dudek from close range. Ajax legends extends their lead before halftime 45′ – Liverpool 0-2 Ajax pic.twitter.com/iFvD2f7tQq— Beyond Football (@beyondfootball9) March 23, 2024 A lovely side-footed finish from Gregory Vignal 👌#LFCLegends2024— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 23, 2024 A clinical header from @DjibrilCisse to level things against Ajax 👌#LFCLegends2024 | @LFCFoundation— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 23, 2024 Liverpool traditionally organizes matches of legends practically during every international break, and this time it was all about Sven Goran Eriksson, who revealed that he was a big fan of Liverpool since childhood. The Reds team was largely made up of players who made the team in the first decade of the current millennium. Everything was full of emotions, and once again Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres established a fantastic collaboration like fifteen years ago, when they formed one of the most deadly combinations of midfielder and striker in Europe.L’ex international marocain, Nabil El Zhar, BUTEUR pour Liverpool Legends face à l’Ajax Legends. 🏴⚔️🇳🇱pic.twitter.com/fp5SivSF1g— ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀᴋʜᴀʙ ғᴏᴏᴛ 🇲🇦 (@MountakhabFoot) March 23, 2024 El Niño 🤩 pic.twitter.com/sDssXLe3pL— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 23, 2024 Sven Goran Eriksson achieved his greatest success as coach of IFK Goteborg and Lazio. With the club from his homeland, he won the UEFA Cup in 1982, while with the Roman Sky Blues he was the champion of Italy in 2000 and won the Cup Winners’ Cup a year earlier. With Benfica, he reached the final of the Champions Cup in 1990, but he was caught by the 1962 curse of Béla Guttman, according to which the Lisbon Eagles would not win the European Cup for 100 years.He led the England national team at three major competitions (World Cup 2002, EURO 2004, World Cup 2006), while he led the Ivory Coast at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.##NAJAVA_MECA_7980453##
