Thomas Copeland
Live reporter

Football heavyweights, including former England captain David Beckham, travelled to rural Varmland County in Sweden to pay their respects to Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Inside the Fryksande church, the mourners heard renditions of Elton John’s Candle in the
Wind and Frank Sinatra’s My Way – with the priest even performing a song herself.

The priest spoke of the family’s fond memories of a “loving father” who was “quite proficient in salsa”, capturing Eriksson’s sense of fun.

In spite of his illness, Eriksson’s last months were “full of life”, the priest said.

The New Orleans’ style funeral procession and brass band performances certainly fulfilled Eriksson’s wish for his funeral to be a “joyous event”.

The band played You’ll Never Walk Alone, the anthem of his beloved Liverpool FC. As mourners followed Eriksson on one last journey, he certainly wasn’t alone.

We’re now ending our coverage, thank you for following along, you can read more about Eriksson’s funeral here.

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