Nancy Dell’Olio’s Emotional Farewell to Sven-Göran Eriksson

Nancy Dell’Olio broke down in tears during a heartbreaking Good Morning Britain interview on Wednesday, as she emotionally recalled her final conversation with ‘love of her life’ Sven-Göran Eriksson before his death.

The lawyer, 63, reflected on her relationship with the England manager, sharing that they tried to make plans to meet up for dinner before his death, but failed to do before his passing on Monday.

Sven passed away on Monday morning aged 76 following his battle against pancreatic cancer.

He and Nancy met in 1998 when he was manager at Rome club Lazio and began their romance, three years before he got the job as England manager. 

She moved with Sven to London after he got the top job, but it wasn’t long before he embarked on an affair with Swedish television presenter Ulrika Jonsson at the start of 2002. 

Nancy Dell’Olio broke down in tears during a heartbreaking Good Morning Britain interview on Wednesday, as she emotionally recalled her final conversation with Sven-Göran Eriksson 

During the moving interview, Nancy shared that she and Sven stayed in touch after she learned he was battling cancer.

She said: ‘I just said he was trying to put in the effort to say that he was fine on the phone because most of the time he was not answering or at treatment.

‘I never thought that he was about to die.I always believed there would be some sort of miracle.’

Breaking down, Nancy apologised, with host Richard Madeley then ending the interview. 

Speaking about their contact while Sven battled his illness, Nancy said he would always sound ‘relaxed’ and ‘laughing’, and he would try and reassure her concerns.

She said: ‘It was hard, but he sounded so relaxed and we were laughing and he would just say ‘I feel okay’.

‘It was quite difficult to even be talking but I tried to be fearless and see how he was.

‘I wanted to get together for another dinner.’