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 Svens ex Nancy DellOlio, former England boss Roy Hodgson, and Svens 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 

Earlier Beckham, who led England under Eriksson at three major international tournaments, hugged the ex-coachs longtime lover Dellolio as they arrived at the service.

Erikssons children Johan and Lina and his 95-year-old father, also called Sven, were in the congregation along with Bengt Berg, a childhood friend who helped Eriksson write his forthcoming book A Beautiful Game.

Other mourners included Erikssons partner Yaniseth Alcides, former Liverpool and Sweden footballer Glenn Hysén, former head coach of Sweden Tommy Söderberg and ex-Swedish footballer Thomas Nordahl.

Crowds who gathered outside the church to watch the arrivals from about 8am local time (7am UK time) also saw Andrea Möllerberg, general secretary, and Kim Källström, head of football at the Swedish football federation.