Tax demands $4.7m from legacy of ex-England coach

The tax service of Great Britain intends to recover from the inheritance of Sven-Yeran Eriksson 3.5 million pounds sterling (about 4.7 million dollars) plus interest. According to the lawyer of the former England coach Anders Runebier, Ericsson did not pay due attention to financial issues - he was "too busy with football and his ladies." It's from sb.by.

According to RIA Novosti, the root of the dispute goes back to 2006: then Ericsson invested about a million pounds in British film production. The tax office challenged the procedure for taxation of this transaction, and in the end the court supported the department. Media reports say that by the time of his death in August 2024, his debts reached 7.25 million pounds.

In an interview with The Sun, Runebier detailed the impasse with the recovery: he said he had no access to funds in the Cayman Islands and in the British bank Ericsson, and even offered the tax office to take the money themselves - but was refused. The lawyer stressed that during his lifetime, Ericsson regularly paid all bills sent to him, but after his death, the department changed its approach to calculations.

Sven-Yeran Eriksson passed away on August 26, 2024 at the age of 76. He made history as England's first foreign head coach - the Swede took over the team in 2001. Under his leadership, England reached the quarterfinals at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, as well as at Euro 2004. During his career, Ericsson has coached a number of well-known clubs – Swedish Gothenburg, Portuguese Benfica, Italian Roma, Sampdoria and Lazio, English Manchester City and Leicester, as well as the national teams of Côte d’Ivoire and the Philippines.