Nancy Dell'Olio shares unseen pics and pays tribute to ex Sven Goran Eriksson following his death

Sven gor and Erikson's former partner Nancy deolo has paid tribute to him following his death aged 76 Nancy took to Instagram this evening to share multiple pictures of herself with the late Football manager and told her fans she was chosing to remember the good times we shared in the wake of his death the former England Football manager had revealed he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year and only had at best about a year left to live he had collapsed without warning following a 5 kilomet run the previous day his death was announced earlier today Nancy who had dated Ericson for a decade has since paid tribute to him she said it is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my ex-husband Sven though our relationship had its ups and downs I choose to remember the good times we shared and the moments that brought Joy To Our Lives she went on to tell her Instagram followers I will always hold on to those cherished memories and extend my deepest condolences to his family as well as his beloved children Lena and Johan when you love someone that love never truly Fades rest in peace Sven you will be missed Rebecca vardy who is married to footballer Jamie vardy was one of the first to to comment on n's social media tribute leaving two red heart emojis underneath the grieving Stars pose one fan added so sorry to hear your news sending you big hugs another pend I was thinking of you today bless your heart Nancy he was a beautiful man may he rest in peace during their time together ericon embarked on affairs with TV presenter Ora Johnson and his secretary fire Alam the news made huge headlines while he was in charge of the Three Lions between 2001 and 2006 Italian lawyer Nancy left her husband wealthy Attorney John Carlo Mozza for Ericson towards the end of his stint as lcia manager and just before he took up the England job dubbed the Godmother of Wags nany stood by Ericson until they finally split in the late 2000s after nearly a decade together she became a celebrity in her own right and embarked on a television career Nancy made appearances on Celebrity Big Brother celebrity coach trip celebrity Master Chef and Strictly Come Dancing where she partnered with Anton duek she has also done charity work with the Red Cross and currently serves as an ambassador for the Italian region of pulia when asked about her current relationship status in a 2022 interview with the telegraph she she responded let's put it this way there is somebody in my life yes but single is a state of mind I'm not living with anybody so single is the way I project myself in my state of mind so have I sort of a relationship yes no we wouldn't call this a relationship it's somebody in my life I see and quite recent Nancy had also appeared on Prime video documentary about Ericson titled Sven she opened up on their relationship as she said the first impression I had about Sven people who are in power always have an extra sex appeal I fell in love it was not something I was looking for I left my husband to start my journey with Sven we were Sven and Nancy since the first day I was the first lady of English football there was no never going to be another one after me Sven reflected on the media obsession with Nancy as he said she loved it the attention she was a lady from the upper class in Rome she liked to go out with important people Sven revealed earlier this year that he had pancreatic cancer and died on Monday surrounded by his family during his career Erikson managed the England national team for 67 matches from 2001 to 2006 he also won the 1982 UEFA cup with IFK gothenberg making them the first Swedish Club to win a European Trophy and led Italian team Lazio to a sera a and cup double as well as the European Cup winners cup