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Ex. England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson laid to rest

Former football player David Beckham (C) touches the coffin of late Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson at the homestead museum where his funeral service continues in Torsby, Sweden, on September 13, 2024. Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who coached England from 2001 to 2006, died on August 26, 2024 at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his agent said. (Photo by Tommy PEDERSEN / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by TOMMY PEDERSEN/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been laid to rest, with David Beckham among 600 mourners to attend his funeral in Torsby, Sweden.

In January, Eriksson said he had “at best” a year to live after being diagnosed with cancer and his family announced he had died, aged 76, on 26 August.

Eriksson’s coffin arrived at Fryksande church at about 07:00 local time.


The service was delivered in both Swedish and English, with hundreds of mourners gathering on the lawn outside the church to watch the service on a large screen.

During the eulogy there was reference to the final months of Eriksson’s life, when he realised his dream of managing Liverpool during a charity match in March.

A guard of honour formed as his coffin was placed into a hearse before being taken to Kollsbergs hembygdsgard.

Source: BBC

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