England wear black mourning kit for 'Svennis' at Wembley

Just like the rest of his teammates, 31-year-old Harry Kane is too young to play under Sven-Goran Eriksson in the national team.

But when the captain led England out at Wembley for his 100th game on Tuesday night, it was with a solemn expression and a black mourning band under his coat.

The Nations League match against Finland was the team's first home game since Sven-Goran “Svennes” Eriksson, the Swede who captained England from 2001 to 2006, died of cancer at the end of August. Now England's first foreign captain was honoured in rainy London to a standing ovation from fans and world stars.

Sven-Goran Eriksson He led England to the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and his greatness in the British Isles was not felt this summer, when former star David Beckham visited his former coach at his home in Värmland.

“Sven, thank you for always being the same person: passionate, caring, calm, and a true gentleman. I will be forever grateful for making me a leader. Instagram On the same day, the 76-year-old man died.

Current team captain Harry Kane said ahead of Tuesday's tribute to Independent That Eriksson was one of the most popular captains of the national team:

– It will be a sad evening for a lot of England fans and a lot of England players. But it will be a nice tribute to him because he really deserves it.

– I never had the chance to meet him in person, but from what I understand he was a great guy, and was really dedicated to his players and his job.

At the same time as “Svennis” Recently deceased football figures Craig Shakespeare, Kevin Campbell and Tommy Banks were honoured on Tuesday night.

England, in the second tier of the Nations League, won their opening match away to Ireland 2-0 this weekend. Against Finland, the home side had been scoreless for a long time when Lukas Hradecky scored again. But in the 57th minute it was 1-0 and just twenty minutes later it was 1-0. Scorer on both occasions? Man of the Year Harry Kane. The game ended 2-0.

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