David Beckham has touched down in Karlstad airport, Sweden, with spouse Victoria forward of former England supervisor Sven-Goran’s star studded funeral tomorrow.
The previous footballer, 49, who has travelled to Sven’s hometown of Torsby, was the Swedish coach’s captain between 2001 and 2006, in the course of the top of their Three Lions success.
Eriksson handed away on August 26 after a protracted battle with pancreatic most cancers.
The previous England supervisor revealed in January that he had ‘finest case a yr’ to stay following his prognosis, and he was surrounded by his household as he handed away a bit over two weeks in the past.
David paid tribute to his former coach in an Instagram submit following the information of his demise, sharing a video of the pair strolling aspect by aspect.
The non-public jet of English former soccer participant David Beckham lands on the Karlstad airport, in Karlstad, Sweden on September 12, 2024, someday previous to late Swedish soccer coach Sven-Goran Eriksson’s funeral service
David Beckham and Sven Goran Eriksson pictured in the course of the England coaching session at Slaley Corridor Resort on August 16, 2004 at Slaley in Newcastle, England
Swedish soccer supervisor Sven-Goran Eriksson, who coached England from 2001 to 2006, died on August 26, 2024 on the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic most cancers, his agent stated
Captioning the submit, David wrote: ‘We laughed, we cried & we knew we had been saying goodbye…Sven thanks for at all times being the particular person you’ve at all times been, passionate, caring, calm & a real gentleman.
‘I might be without end grateful for you making me your captain however I’ll without end maintain these final recollections of today with you and your loved ones…Thanks Sven’, David added.
David’s landing in Sweden comes as Eriksson’s last written phrases had been shared immediately within the lead as much as his funeral.
With permission from his household, Eriksson’s last column was printed by The Telegraph, wherein he wrote about doing his finest to take pleasure in life to its fullest.
Eriksson wrote: ‘Life is to be celebrated. I at all times had that angle. How do I finest illustrate that? Effectively, you’ll have heard the story one in every of my previous gamers, Didier Hamann, tells about me after I was sacked by Manchester Metropolis in 2008.’
Eriksson went onto inform the story about Hamann, which concerned the previous midfielder being unaware of his boss’ sacking, and asking what the duo, alongside Eriksson’s former assistant Tord Grip, had been celebrating when champagne was dropped at the assembly.
‘Have a good time life,’ Eriksson continued. ‘That has at all times been my mindset – no matter is thrown at you.’
David and Victoria Beckham will attend the funeral of Sven-Goran Eriksson on Friday
Eriksson, who died on the age of 76, might be buried in Torsby the place he grew up on Friday however the ceremony is about to be very completely different from a standard funeral within the space.
Eriksson grew to become the primary overseas boss of the England nationwide workforce in 2001, taking cost of 67 matches till 2006. He directed the gifted squad to the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and on the 2004 European Championships.
‘Svennis’, as he was recognized in Sweden, led a ‘golden era’ of gamers together with David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.
Eriksson’s tenure was remembered nearly as a lot for what occurred off the sector as on it after romances with Italian lawyer Nancy Dell’Olio, Swedish TV host Ulrika Jonsson and former FA secretary Faria Alam throughout his time as England coach.
He additionally managed Swedish, Portuguese and Italian golf equipment, profitable main trophies within the Nineteen Eighties and 90s earlier than taking up the England job.
After leaving England in 2006, he returned to the World Cup with Ivory Coast in 2010 and in addition had spells in control of Manchester Metropolis and Leicester throughout a prolonged profession.
