A Beautiful Game

Life is a beautiful game - but how should you play it?

For Sven-Goran Eriksson the game is almost over. As one of the world''s most revered and respected football managers, he has led some of the finest sportsmen on Earth - led them to great victories as well as heartbreaking defeats. But to reach dizzying heights, you must risk crushing lows. And, always, there is the next challenge.

Now, facing life''s ultimate test, Sven looks back on what he has achieved, experienced and learned over a lifetime in service to the beautiful game of football. It is a journey that has taken him, from a small club in his native Sweden, across every continent, competing on the world''s stage.

Recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, Sven talks candidly about his extraordinary successes (as well as overcoming his failures). He shares the lessons he has learned on the way - about life, leadership and love. It is a story of lives touched and connections made in the dogged pursuit of excellence. But for Sven the true journey he wants to share is the one he''s made on the inside - the man he has become.

Because A Beautiful Game is far more than the tale of a successful football manager. It is the story of the biggest game of all - what makes a good life.

Auteur
Sven-Göran Eriksson was born and grew up in Sweden. Though a talented footballer, it was in football management that he found rapid success and was headhunted by a string of world-famous European clubs Gothenburg, Benfica, Roma, Lazio winning many national and international trophies. In 2001, he became England's first foreign manager, reversing years of decline and turning the squad into true World Cup contenders. This was followed by stints managing Manchester City, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Leicester City and in China. In January 2024, it was announced that he had terminal cancer. He died in August 2024 at the age of 76.Bengt Berg, born in 1946 in Torsby, is an author, poet, and childhood friend of Sven-Göran Eriksson. He has published over 50 books and received numerous prestigious awards for his writing. Between 2021 and 2024, Bengt and Sven-Göran discussed football and the great adventures and mysteries of life over 250 cups of coffee.

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Life is a beautiful game but how should you play it?

For Sven-Goran Eriksson the game is almost over. As one of the world's most revered and respected football managers, he has led some of the finest sportsmen on Earth led them to great victories as well as heartbreaking defeats. But to reach dizzying heights, you must risk crushing lows. And, always, there is the next challenge.

Now, facing life's ultimate test, Sven looks back on what he has achieved, experienced and learned over a lifetime in service to the beautiful game of football. It is a journey that has taken him, from a small club in his native Sweden, across every continent, competing on the world's stage.

Recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, Sven talks candidly about his extraordinary successes (as well as overcoming his failures). He shares the lessons he has learned on the way about life, leadership and love. It is a story of lives touched and connections made in the dogged pursuit of excellence. But for Sven the true journey he wants to share is the one he's made on the inside the man he has become.

Because A Beautiful Game is far more than the tale of a successful football manager. It is the story of the biggest game of all what makes a good life.