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Funeral service held for ex-England defender Ugo Ehiogu

The funeral of former England defender Ugo Ehiogu has taken place in London.

The 44-year-old, Tottenham's Under-23s coach, died in hospital last month after collapsing at the club's training ground. He suffered a cardiac arrest.

England manager Gareth Southgate, who played with Ehiogu at Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, was among the mourners at St Michael's Church, Highgate.

A fundraising page set up in his memory has raised more than £23,000.

Villa team-mate and best man at his wedding, Dwight Yorke, helped carry his coffin into the church and said the service was an "amazing occasion".