SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON has revealed David Beckham recently spent the day with him at his Bjorkefors farm and brought along “six litres of wine” from dates which hold a special meaning to him.
Eriksson went public in January with his terminal cancer diagnosis and admitted the “best case” scenario was that he had a year to live.
During an interview with Radio Sweden’s P4 Varmland channel the 76-year-old reflected with great pride on the visit of former England captain Beckham to his farm outside Sunne.
Eriksson said: “He came with six litres of wine from dates that were important to me.
“He had wine from 1948 – the year I was born, very nice of him. He is genuine, he could have been a big diva, but he is quite the opposite.”
Beckham also had wine from 1982, the …