Emotional David Beckham appears to wipe away tear as he joins 600 mourners to lay ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson to rest

Emotional David Beckham appears to wipe away tear as he joins 600 mourners to lay ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson to rest

An emotional David Beckham appeared to wipe away tear at the funeral of his former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson today. 

Beckham, 49, joined about 600 mourners to watch the footballing great being laid to rest in his home town of Torsby, in Sweden. 

It comes after the ex-Three Lions manager, 76, died in August following a battle against terminal pancreatic cancer. 

Beckham, who flew into Sweden on a private jet yesterday, joined mourners including Sven’s ex Nancy Dell’Olio, former England boss Roy Hodgson, and Sven’s family including his 95-year-old father, also called Sven. 

And during an emotional service at Fryksande Church,  football hero Beckham appeared to shed a tear as tributes were read out to the boss who made him England captain for the first time. 

David Beckham appears to wipe away a tear during the funeral for Sven-Goran Eriksson at Fryksände church in Torsby today

Former England captain Beckham was among the 600 mourners to attend the funeral service

Former England captain Beckham was among the 600 mourners to attend the funeral service 

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