David Beckham and Nancy Dell’Olio united in grief as stars attend Sven-Goran Eriksson’s funeral

James GoldmanPublished Sep 13, 2024, 9:08am|Updated Sep 13, 2024, 9:09am

Mourners person arrived successful the Swedish municipality of Torsby for the ceremonial of erstwhile England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.

David Beckham, who led the Three Lions nether Eriksson astatine 3 large planetary tournaments, was successful attendance alongside 1 of Sven’s successors, Roy Hodgson, and was seen sharing an affectional clasp with the Swede’s erstwhile spouse Nancy Dell’Olio.

Eriksson’s coffin arrived astatine Fryksande religion astatine astir 7am section time, agelong earlier immoderate of the 600 guests who are expected to beryllium present. A azygous doorbell tolled arsenic his assemblage was carried into the church.

Members of Sweden’s royal household were besides expected to beryllium successful attendance, with roads surrounding the religion successful the tiny municipality wherever Eriksson grew up cordoned disconnected by police.

Among those to get aboriginal were Eriksson’s children arsenic good arsenic a puerility person of the erstwhile Lazio and Benfica coach, Bengt Berg.

‘I’m precise blessed and precise bittersweet astatine the aforesaid time,’ helium said. ‘But it’s fantastic to spot him returning to his archetypal point. It’s a precise funny feeling.

‘He’s 1 of america and we stock his glory. But erstwhile helium returned here, helium was conscionable 1 of the blistery canine eaters.’

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