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Seger's Criticism: "Like Sticking in a Knife"

It became no playing time for Caroline Seger in the bronze match in the World Championship in football last summer. In the TV4 documentary "Captain Seger" she is now directing criticism towards national team captain Peter Gerhardsson. It was almost like sticking the knife in once again and turning it around.

» Published: December 25 2024

Seger's Criticism: "Like Sticking in a Knife"
Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT

She was injured during the World Championship in Australia and New Zealand, and both Caroline Seger herself and national team captain Peter Gerhardsson knew that her football career was soon coming to an end.

Despite this, there was no play for Seger in what was supposed to be her last championship match, the bronze match against Australia.

It was almost like sticking the knife in once more and twisting it. I think what hurt me the most was that I didn't even get ten seconds, or 20, says Seger.

"Can I get a dignified ending?"

She continues:

It would have been so easy, I think, in such a situation. I'm not going to play anymore, my family is here. Can I just get a dignified ending on the pitch with my teammates? But no.

Gerhardsson responds to the criticism in the documentary.

In that match, it's very difficult. She's not playable, which we find out on match day. Then it's completely out of the question. It's not a thought to do it, he says.

Sweden won the bronze match 2–0.

Tells about the love

In the documentary, Seger also tells for the first time about her romantic relationship with Olivia Schough. The two have been teammates in both the club team Rosengård and the Swedish national team – and for seven years, the couple has been together.

The decision to keep the relationship out of the public eye has been a conscious choice, and Seger says that she can still feel uncomfortable in certain situations. Now telling about the relationship to the general public can help her dare to live fully.

If I want to kiss her openly or hold her hand, it's sometimes so that I don't want to make anyone else uncomfortable. Because I have some sick image of it still being like that, says Seger.

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