Having grown up in an era where documentaries were a lot rarer, and now they seem to be common practice – a little too much in my honest opinion, with some ‘documentary’ makers misunderstanding what it means to really embrace a subject – there’s still features worth checking out, and hopefully this one for Sven-Goran Eriksson falls under that category, given both his legacy and the very real and saddening reality of his diagnosis.

Aptly named Sven, the documentary is set to launch on Prime Video in the UK, Ireland, and Nordics on 23 August, it promises to follow the highs and lows of the first foreign manager of the England National Team, throughout his entire career. I don’t feel I know much about Sven beyond his England years, other than he comes across brilliantly in every interview and has a lot of respect from players and managers, and the Claudia Corbisiero-directed doc is set to be a ‘stranger-than-fiction story’ about football’s most unpredictable character.

From the rise (and tabloid emblazoned fall) of the former England manager, intertwined with the heart-breaking and moving reality of Sven’s terminal cancer diagnosis, it also features friends and colleagues from his life including David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Roberto Mancini, Kasper Schmeichel, Nancy Dell’Olio and Faria Alam.

Sven is produced by Whisper and Up&Away Film Entertainment, directed by Claudia Corbisiero (Bobby Robson: More than a Manager), produced by Chris Grubb (Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes) and Drew Masters (14 Peaks, Nothing is Impossible) and executive produced by James Quinn for Up&Away, and Sunil Patel and Mark Cole for Whisper.

Sven arrives on 23 August on Prime Video