Sven-Goran Eriksson’s household reveal particulars of his funeral

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s family have shared details of the former England manager’s funeral.

Eriksson passed away on August 26 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, with countless tributes paid to the Swede, including football clubs across the country giving their respects over the weekend.

Eriksson revealed in January that he had ‘best case a year’ to live following his diagnosis, and he was surrounded by his family as he passed away a little over a week ago.

Now arrangements have been made for a final goodbye to the former Three Lions manager, who became the first foreign boss of the England national team in 2001, taking charge of 67 matches until 2006.

Via Henry Winter, Eriksson’s family have shared details of the funeral, which is set to take place next week.

Eriksson will be laid to rest in his native Sweden next Friday, September 13, with the funeral to be held at 10am local time.

It will take place in Fryksande Church in Torsby, Sweden, with the service to be followed by a procession to Kollsbergs hembygdsgard, a rural community museum, where speeches and eulogies will be given.

The press release also gave details of the dress code, stating that formal clothing of a dark suit is required, with a bag and photography prohibition in place in the church.

Attendees were also warned to arrive in good time, with parking limited in Torsby due to the annual market, with doors to be closed at 10am and limited seating available.

The release was accompanied by a picture of Eriksson sat smiling.

‘Svennis’, as he was known in Sweden, led a ‘golden generation’ of England players including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.

The father-of-two’s children Lina and Johan praised him for having ‘fought bravely with his illness’ and said he ‘fell asleep peacefully in his home at Bjorkefors’.

Football Association patron Prince William, following his death, described him as a ‘true gentleman of the game’, while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer praised him for his ‘tremendous contribution to English football which brought joy to so many over the years’.

Eriksson’s father, 95, meanwhile, also named Sven, told Expressen of the funeral: ‘I’m not too keen on it […] when there are a lot of people. But you have to consider that it is a sign of how popular he was.

‘I don’t like funerals, it should be nice when it’s over. I hope it will feel a little easier after it. That grief is not felt in the same way.’

Eriksson’s tenure was remembered almost as much for what happened off the field as on it – after romances with Italian lawyer Nancy Dell’Olio, Swedish TV host Ulrika Jonsson and former FA secretary Faria Alam during his time as England coach.

Eriksson also managed Swedish, Portuguese and Italian clubs, winning major trophies in the 1980s and 90s before taking on the England job.

Beckham, meanwhile, shared a heartbreaking tribute to his former boss on social media, sharing a silent clip of the duo together walking, talking and laughing at what appears to be Eriksson’s home in Sunne.

The video did not have a date attached – but came after Eriksson revealed earlier this year that Beckham had visited him with a personal chef and a crate of expensive wine drawn from significant years of the manager’s career.

The caption read: ‘We laughed, we cried & we knew we were saying goodbye.

‘Sven thank you for always being the person you have always been: passionate, caring, calm & a true gentleman.

‘I will be forever grateful for you making me your captain but I will forever hold these last memories of this day with you and your family. Thank you Sven and in your last words to me: “It will be ok”.’