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New threats against a player in Rosengård

A football player in the Damallsvenskan team Rosengård has received threatening messages. It is the second time this year that a player in the Malmö club has been threatened. It's bloody awful that in 2024 one should have to be exposed to such a situation, says the club's chairman Håkan Wifvesson to TT.

» Updated: 04 October 2024, 22:53

» Published: 26 August 2024

New threats against a player in Rosengård
Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

In May, a player in the Malmö club received a death threat on Youtube. This time, the threats have been sent to an email address belonging to the club.

A threat was received yesterday to the club about a player and another threat was received today about the same player. We reported it to the police immediately, says Håkan Wifvesson.

We have had close dialogues with the police and also spoke with the Swedish Football Association and their security department. We are doing everything according to the routines that exist, he continues.

The threat was emailed in part the day before the top match against Häcken at home on Malmö IP and in part on the match day. Later on Monday evening, the series leader Rosengård won the match 1–0. After the match, no players from Rosengård were available for interviews.

We think it's incredibly sad. You have players who are role models and are supposed to go out and perform at their best in a top match, and then they have to worry about a threat in the back of their minds, says Håkan Wifvesson and continues:

We hope the police succeed in their investigation and get this resolved.

How is the player doing?

People are taking it very differently. It's not just the player, but it affects all players in different ways. They are being offered the support we can offer and we will also be very meticulous about security around our training sessions.

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