Former England manager Eriksson's funeral held in Sweden

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

In January, Eriksson said he had "at best" a twelvemonth to unrecorded aft being diagnosed pinch crab and his family announced he 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, pinch hundreds of mourners gathering connected nan section extracurricular nan religion to watch nan work connected a ample screen.

During nan eulogy location was reference to nan last months of Eriksson's life, erstwhile he realised his dream of managing Liverpool during a kindness match successful March.

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

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

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

Eriksson was nan first non-British head of nan England team, starring them to nan quarter-finals astatine 3 awesome tournaments during a five-year spell astatine nan 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 nan Philippines.

After retiring arsenic a subordinate astatine nan property of 27, he began his managerial profession pinch Degerfors successful 1977 earlier joining chap Swedish broadside Gothenburg, wherever he won nan convention title, 2 home cups and nan 1982 Uefa Cup.

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