Allsvenskan, the national teams and Swedish players abroad.
Criticism of FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino is loud and has led many to call for the Swiss to resign. Former UEFA executive Lars-Christer Olsson worked with Infantino for several years and saw up close how he was part of the power play in the football world. "That's when I understood that he couldn't be trusted," he tells TT.
FootballA couple of weeks ago, FIFA President Gianni Infantino had broad support for re-election next year. The controversial World Cup plan appears to have changed everything. This will be tough for him going forward, says Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Association, to NRK.
FootballIt was the seventh time Kalmar won in the Swedish Football League. The Småland team picked up their first away point of the season after a 1–1 draw against Häcken.
FootballGianni Infantino has led the world’s most powerful football organization, FIFA, for more than ten years. Those years have been marked by a series of controversial proposals and decisions. The latest was to sell off parts of the World Cup and make it even more commercial, a proposal that was met with loud protests and has now forced FIFA to back down. The question now is whether Infantino still has the confidence of the football world?
FootballPlans to sell off shares of the World Cup have been scrapped by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. According to The Telegraph, UEFA now wants Infantino to resign.
FootballFIFA is withdrawing its proposal to sell shares in, among other things, the World Cup to private investors. "This proposal will not go forward," FIFA said in a statement.
FootballHammarby made a strong start against visiting Växjö in the women’s Swedish league. After 20 minutes it was 3–0 - and they eventually won 5–0.
FootballNewcastle manager Eddie Howe is leaving the club after five seasons. "It has been a great honour," Howe said in a press release.
FootballFIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has attacked Gianni Infantino. "This is a one-man project. FIFA staff have been misled by Infantino's lack of transparency about the plans for the scheme," Lamour said.
FootballCarlos Cordeiro, a senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has resigned in protest at the federation's proposal to sell shares in its tournaments. "I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup," Cordeiro wrote in a statement.
FootballIFK Göteborg fans were responsible for extensive damage to the away section during the match against Levadia Tallinn in the European qualifiers. The Blue and Whites face fines and other disciplinary sanctions.
FootballThe Asian Football Confederation (AFC) supports UEFA and Concacaf on FIFA's proposal to sell shares in its championships, it writes in a statement.
FootballIn just over a year, Sirius has gone from a bottom team to storming toward Swedish Championship gold. What has happened to the Uppsala club? We think this situation is quite unreal, says the club's former sports director and now project manager Ola Andersson.
FootballThe international football federation FIFA will continue the process of consulting on the sale of shares in, among other things, the World Cup, the federation announced, saying the issue has been misrepresented. “Nobody should sell football. It is not something we would ever consider,” FIFA wrote.
FootballHammarby got off to a dream start against Anderlecht in the second leg of the Europa League qualifiers. But it wasn't enough. The Belgian club turned things around and advanced after a 4-2 aggregate win.
FootballDouble penalty misses and extra-time drama. IFK Göteborg turned things around and are now in the Conference League qualifiers after a 3-1 away win against FCI Levadia in Tallinn. Damn nice, says two-goal scorer Adam Bergmark Wiberg to Aftonbladet.
FootballThe European Football Association (Uefa) announces that it will boycott Fifa tournaments as long as the plan to sell shares in the World Cup is in place. It is a brutally open power struggle over who will decide. Uefa has resorted to its toughest threat, says Olof Lundh, a columnist for TV4 and Fotbollskanalen.
FootballThe Swedish Football Association has issued a statement following UEFA's announcement to boycott FIFA tournaments. "We stand behind UEFA's common stance. This is ultimately about the governance of international football and how decisions are made," writes SvFF chairman Simon Åström in a press release.
FootballUEFA is boycotting all FIFA tournaments as long as the plan to sell shares in the World Cup is in place. Now the European football association is also getting support from Concacaf, the football confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean.
FootballLjungskile defeated Sandviken 2-1 in Monday's Superettan match. Now the team will lose the victory after using an ineligible player, the disciplinary committee writes.
FootballGianni Infantino is becoming increasingly unpopular among European football associations, with sources saying they want to replace him with PSG president Nasser al-Khelaïfi.
FootballThe proposal to sell shares in FIFA's major tournaments has sparked distrust and outrage. Now FIFA President Gianni Infantino is speaking out: The FIFA proposal is a possibility but not a requirement, he says.
FootballArgentina is at risk of being punished for two incidents during the World Cup, FIFA's disciplinary committee announced on Wednesday.
FootballFIFA wants to sell shares in the World Cup - and is luring the national associations with hundreds of millions of kronor. There are issues that are fundamentally more important for football than whether we should receive the money or not, says the chairman of the Swedish Football Association, Simon Åström, to TT.
FootballIFK Göteborg's Ramon Pascal Lundqvist is on sick leave. The 29-year-old will not take part in matches or training for the time being.
FootballFrench Sports and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari writes on social media that Uefa will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss Fifa's plans to sell World Cup rights to private investors.
FootballBrazilian soccer star Neymar has played his last international match. The 34-year-old says he is retiring from the national team. "I don't want to anymore," he says, according to the newspaper O Globo.
FootballFIFA wants to let private investors buy shares in the World Cup. A proposal that is provoking strong reactions from around the football world. "Unfortunately, it damages an already damaged trust in a FIFA that is developing in the wrong direction," says Sports Minister Jakob Forssmed (KD) in a written comment.
FootballIf the national football associations vote yes to FIFA's plan to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors, they will receive the equivalent of SEK 388 million each. If one association votes no - but the proposal still goes through - they will have to settle for half. "The opposition to FIFA's approach is both large and growing," UEFA responded in a statement.
FootballThe sending off of Switzerland striker Breel Embolo following a VAR review during the World Cup was incorrect, the international rules body Ifab has ruled. FIFA has denied any wrongdoing.
FootballFIFA wants to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. UEFA is expected to hold an emergency meeting this week, and there are reports of a boycott of future championships from the European side.
FootballTunisia's national football team has hired its fourth national coach since January. Moine Chaabani is the one who has been trusted this time.
FootballFilippa Curmark, 30, returns to Swedish football. The midfielder is set to join Hammarby.
FootballMjällby are through to the Champions League's third qualifying round after a 3-0 aggregate win over Lincoln Red Imps. The team has thus secured a European group-stage place - and at least 50 million kronor, according to SVT.
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An explosion has occurred outside the entrance to an apartment building in Rosengård, Malmö, police say.
CrimePolice are investigating a suspected murder in Ludvika municipality. A woman is dead, and a man has been arrested.
CrimeA ten-year-old boy has been injured in an accident at a motocross track outside Kalmar. He has been admitted to the intensive care unit, Barometern reports.
SwedenThe Left Party will not back down from its demand to join a red-green government, the party’s vice-chair Ida Gabrielsson says on X. The parties’ red lines must be softened if a government is to be formed, Social Democrat Anders Ygeman says.
Swedish politicsAfter decades of deforestation, drought and fires, the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, a new study shows.
SwedenThe scent of grazing crustaceans can be used in a warning system for toxic algal blooms. The method could provide up to seven weeks’ advance warning of outbreaks.
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The Ukrainian Air Force is warning citizens that an air-raid alert app has been hacked. “There is no radiation threat! Stay calm!” the air force wrote in a message.
ConflictsDemocrat Haley Stevens lost the Democratic primary for the Michigan Senate seat to Abdul El-Sayed. She is now endorsing the state’s Republican candidate, Mike Rogers.
World politicsPresident Ilijana Jotova looks set to win Bulgaria’s election. According to two exit polls, she is expected to receive between 51 and 53 percent of the vote.
ConflictsThe rival political sides in Israel must accept the election results and do what they can to avoid a snap election, President Isaac Herzog says.
World politicsThe flare-up in fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi movement has forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes in Yemen, according to the UN.
ConflictsBritish police have arrested 325 people in connection with a demonstration on Saturday in support of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action.
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The stock market has turned downwards after several AI-linked companies failed to meet expectations. Tech giants have invested trillions in a short time, and investors now want to know whether it is worth it. “The big cloud of concern is the enormous investments American companies are currently making in data centers and AI,” says Maria Landeborn, a savings economist at Danske Bank.
TechnologyHandelsbanken's currency forecast suggests the euro and US dollar could weaken against the Swedish krona by summer 2027, potentially making holidays abroad somewhat cheaper for people spending kronor. The forecast is conditional, not a promise.
BusinessThe number of bankruptcies fell by 15 percent in October compared with the same month last year, according to statistics from credit reporting company Syna.
BusinessThe decision will be made on Tuesday. Donald Trump could then lose the midterm elections. A setback for the Republican president could lead to new threats of tariffs, analysts say. But it’s not certain that a Democratic victory in Congress would calm things down, says SEB chief economist Jens Magnusson.
BusinessThe European Commission, the Council president, the European Parliament and scores of member states are pushing for new EU revenue to secure agreement on a new long-term budget. Sweden is firmly resisting - but for how long?
BusinessBinance announces that withdrawals from the crypto exchange will gradually resume on Sunday. At the same time, the FBI says North Korean hackers are behind the multi-billion-dollar heist targeting the crypto platform.
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Victory in the New York Marathon brings nearly one million kronor in prize money. But the big money is likely still to come for Andreas Almgren after his success. “All doors will open,” says his manager, Daniel Wessfeldt.
SportsReigning champions Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 away in the Premier League. Afterwards, Liverpool coach Andoni Iraola said that striker Alexander Isak needs to start going to ground.
FootballAndreas Almgren has won the New York Marathon in his marathon debut. “It’s actually impossible,” running icon Anders Gärderud tells Radiosporten.
SportsBoth police officers and spectators were injured when unrest broke out in the stands during the Allsvenskan derby between Häcken and IFK Göteborg. A total of 15 people have been arrested.
FootballVäxjö are 12th in the SHL standings after 14 games. The Småland club is now taking action: coach Björn Hellkvist has been fired.
Ice hockeyAndreas Almgren wins the New York City Marathon. The Swede crushed the opposition to win the major race on his marathon debut in a time of 2:06:01. The victory also qualifies him for the marathon at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Radio personality David Druid is taking a break from hosting “Morgonpasset i P3” after video clips of him were shared on social media.
EntertainmentAmerican film director Michael Mann has accidentally shot himself in the leg, according to TMZ.
TV & filmThe year's best book for nine- to twelve-year-olds has been chosen. “Smoke” by Linda Johansson has won the Children's Radio Book Prize.
EntertainmentHeidi Klum is known for her spectacular Halloween costumes, and this year was no exception. The supermodel was unrecognizable at her annual party, where she appeared as a giant severed hand.
EntertainmentThere has been quite a storm surrounding “Married at First Sight XL”. This week, two of the show’s experts announced that they would not return for the next season. Now the couple Max Turpeinen and Belinda Hillman are being asked to leave the SVT production mid-season.
TV & filmAfter two weeks of duels, “Idol” has now started its “real” Saturday finals.
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Sweden's All Saints' Day (Alla helgons dag) is a public holiday and falls on Saturday, October 31, the same day as Halloween. The Church of Sweden observes All Souls' Day (Alla själars dag) the following day, Sunday, November 1.
Living in SwedenIn Sweden, All Saints' Day is a time to remember those who are no longer with us and place a candle at their graves.
Living in SwedenSweden has been named the country with the world's strongest passport in the Global Passport Report 2026
SwedenThere are a few things that Swedes don't really want to compromise on when it comes to their Midsummer table. Pickled herring, new potatoes, sour cream, chives, and of course strawberries.
SwedenSwedish Pick and mix candy has gone from being an integral part of Saturday treats to becoming an international sensation. On TikTok, feeds are filled with colorful bags, foam skulls, sour bottles, and Americans discovering that candy doesn't have to taste like it was designed in a laboratory with neon lights.
Living in SwedenSweden is entering the 2026 World Cup with a strong offense that will likely keep many defenders up at night. Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres are the big stars in the squad, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf is the team captain with extensive experience, and Graham Potter has assembled a team with maximum Premier League weight.
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