Former England manager Eriksson's funeral held in Sweden

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been laid to rest, with David Beckham among 600 mourners to be his ceremonial successful Torsby, Sweden.

In January, Eriksson said helium had "at best" a twelvemonth to unrecorded aft being diagnosed with crab and his household announced helium had died, aged 76, connected 26 August.

Eriksson's coffin arrived astatine Fryksande religion astatine astir 07:00 section time.

The work was delivered successful some Swedish and English, with hundreds of mourners gathering connected the tract extracurricular the religion to ticker the work connected a ample screen.

During the eulogy determination was notation to the last months of Eriksson's life, erstwhile helium realised his imagination of managing Liverpool during a foundation match successful March.

A defender of honour formed arsenic his coffin was placed into a hearse earlier being taken to Kollsbergs hembygdsgard.

Among the guests were Roy Hodgson, who succeeded Eriksson arsenic England manager, and members of the Swedish royal family.

Beckham, who captained the Three Lions during Eriksson's tenure, was besides successful attendance.

Eriksson was the archetypal non-British manager of the England team, starring them to the quarter-finals astatine 3 large tournaments during a five-year spell astatine the helm.

His father, Sven, aged 95, greeted mourners alongside Eriksson's children, Lina and Johan.

Eriksson managed 12 clubs, including Manchester City, Leicester, Roma and Lazio, winning 18 trophies.

The Swede besides had spells successful complaint of Mexico, Ivory Coast and the Philippines.

After retiring arsenic a subordinate astatine the property of 27, helium began his managerial vocation with Degerfors successful 1977 earlier joining chap Swedish broadside Gothenburg, wherever helium won the league title, 2 home cups and the 1982 Uefa Cup.

He past went connected to bask 2 spells with Portuguese giants Benfica, arsenic good arsenic managing Italian sides Roma, Fiorentina, Sampdoria and Lazio - wherever helium won 7 trophies including the Serie A title, 2 Italian Cups and the European Cup Winners' Cup.