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A Beautiful Game
READ THE REMARKABLE STORY OF A LIFE LIVED IN THE SERVICE OF FOOTBALL
Life is a beautiful game – but how should you play it?
‘To be a manager, you have to perform always. You cannot live in history. It's now and tomorrow that counts’
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For Sven-Göran Eriksson, one of the world’s most revered and respected football managers, the game has come to an end.
He leaves us with his parting reflections, looking back on what he has achieved, experienced and learned over a lifetime in service to the beautiful game. It is a journey that has taken him from a small club in his native Sweden, across every continent, to competing on the world’s stage.
Before his death, he was able to impart the lessons he’s learned along the way – about life, leadership and love – and to speak candidly about his extraordinary successes, as well as overcoming his failures.
On the field, he led some of the finest sportsmen on earth to great victories and heartbreaking defeats, and in the process left his indelible mark on the game. This is a story of lives touched and connections made in the dogged pursuit of excellence. But for Sven the true journey he wanted to share is the one he made on the inside – the man that he became.
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. A story that endures, long after the final whistle.
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REMEMBERING SVEN-ÖRAN ERIKSSON
'Great manager and superb man-manager' John Terry
'One of the very best and a man who will be sadly missed by everyone in the world of football' Michael Owen
'I could play my best football under him' Micah Richards
Life is a beautiful game – but how should you play it?
‘To be a manager, you have to perform always. You cannot live in history. It's now and tomorrow that counts’
----
For Sven-Göran Eriksson, one of the world’s most revered and respected football managers, the game has come to an end.
He leaves us with his parting reflections, looking back on what he has achieved, experienced and learned over a lifetime in service to the beautiful game. It is a journey that has taken him from a small club in his native Sweden, across every continent, to competing on the world’s stage.
Before his death, he was able to impart the lessons he’s learned along the way – about life, leadership and love – and to speak candidly about his extraordinary successes, as well as overcoming his failures.
On the field, he led some of the finest sportsmen on earth to great victories and heartbreaking defeats, and in the process left his indelible mark on the game. This is a story of lives touched and connections made in the dogged pursuit of excellence. But for Sven the true journey he wanted to share is the one he made on the inside – the man that he became.
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. A story that endures, long after the final whistle.
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REMEMBERING SVEN-ÖRAN ERIKSSON
'Great manager and superb man-manager' John Terry
'One of the very best and a man who will be sadly missed by everyone in the world of football' Michael Owen
'I could play my best football under him' Micah Richards
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272 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 17, 2024
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November 9, 2024
Warm felt autobiography of the late football manager in conversation before he passed discussing life and his football career
June 29, 2026
Found this a easy read, although under explored in many areas (a very short book!). Sven comes across as a nice, serious man who wants to do a good job and doesn't want to get involved in football politics. He's a little naïve perhaps in his relationship with the English tabloid newspapers as manager of the national side (albeit an impossible task), and his entrustment of his essentially his life savings with a corrupt Saudi investor, but he's good company and I enjoyed the audiobook. Nothing life-changing but an easy few hours with someone who's experienced a lot in their field
November 22, 2024
A beautiful book ,not just about football but life too ,that now has a different feel to it now. Sven has passed away. I just wish it was longer 270s pages. it could easily be more like 350 ,doesn't go into too much detail about the football matches and leagues and cups that he won ,definitely a book I'm going to keep
March 16, 2026
A great read about a great manager!!
June 25, 2026
Un gran libro para conocer a un gran técnico y una buena persona. Berg logra transmitir que Eriksson era un hombre especial y la biografía del entrenador es muy entretenida y te atrapa.
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