Brage’s Jacob Stensson Suspended for Three Matches Over Obscene Gesture
Brage player Jacob Stensson will be suspended for three matches for making an obscene gesture, the Swedish Football Association's disciplinary committee announced.
SportsBrage player Jacob Stensson will be suspended for three matches for making an obscene gesture, the Swedish Football Association's disciplinary committee announced.
SportsThree football players have been suspected of match-fixing in the Swedish top flight. According to SVT Sport, one of them is a former Swedish national team player.
SportsThe Swedish Football Association could not see any signs that the controversial Division 2 match between Nacka FC and Syrianska had been subject to match-fixing. “Our assessment is that the match proceeded without manipulation,” says Johan Claesson, integrity officer at the Swedish Football Association.
SportsPolice suspect that Sunday's Division 2 match between Nacka FC and Syrianska may have been targeted by attempted match-fixing. A report has been filed.
SportsZecira Musovic returns in goal as the women's national team faces Lithuania in the second leg of their World Cup playoff. The Malmö FF goalkeeper has not played for the national team since becoming a mother in August last year.
SportsThe Swedish Football Association (SvFF) disciplinary committee has fined Kif Örebro 750,000 kronor (about $71,400) for misleading the licensing committee during its review of the club’s elite license, SvFF says on its website.
SportsA rival candidate to FIFA’s scandal-plagued president, Gianni Infantino, will soon have to emerge. Most likely, the challenger will not come from Europe. It would be an advantage, and easier to put forward a candidate who is not European, says Simon Åström, chairman of the Swedish Football Association (SvFF).
SportsSweden are closing in on victory in their Nations League group - but, above all, the team have kept another clean sheet. When Viktor Gyökeres helped Sweden beat Romania 1–0 away, a long run without a clean sheet came to an end. It was the first time since June last year that Blågult had kept one. “It’s been a while. That’s positive,” the striker tells Viaplay.
SportsGoals in six straight matches in the Nations League. Viktor Gyökeres, 28, is enjoying himself in the Swedish national team. That's a good record, says the striker after the 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
SportsSweden got off to a good start in the Nations League after a 2-1 win over Romania. On Monday, Poland awaits at Strawberry Arena. Here is a match guide.
SportsAlexander Isak and Hjalmar Ekdal are leaving the national team squad. No replacements will be called up, according to SvFF. Isak has a minor thigh injury, which is frustrating, says national team captain Graham Potter.
SportsEmil Holm suffered a thigh injury in the Nations League opener against Romania (2-1). The right-back will now leave the national team squad, the Swedish Football Association has announced.
SportsSweden's football men started the Nations League autumn with a victory. Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres showed the way when Blågult defeated Romania 2-1 in Solna. “I feel good at home and with the national team, it was fun to play today. We won but we could have done better,” says Gyökeres in Viaplay.
SportsHugo Larsson was disappointed when his World Cup dream was dashed. The 22-year-old does not want to reveal what national team coach Graham Potter said when he got the news that he had been left out. What happens between coaches and players should stay between us, says the Fulham player.
SportsNational team player Patrik Wålemark gets emotional when he talks about his time at Dutch club Feyenoord. At the age of 20, he broke down mentally at the big club. I lost a bit of myself, says the 24-year-old.
SportsFIFA President Gianni Infantino is opening up to reforms of the International Football Federation. This does not change our position on the issue that we think new leadership is needed for FIFA, says Simon Åström, chairman of the Swedish Football Association.
SportsHe took over an injury-hit national football team, led it to the World Cup and reached the last 16 in North America. As national team coach Graham Potter now enters a Nations League gathering, he went on the defensive against several questions from journalists. It sounds like everything is negative, says the Englishman.
SportsThis summer's World Cup adventure will bring the Swedish Football Association only 25 million kronor. At the same time, FIFA has around six billion dollars in its coffers. In our opinion, FIFA has an unreasonable amount of money in reserve, says federation chairman Simon Åström.
SportsHugo Larsson has been called up to the national team ahead of the Nations League. The midfielder replaces Mattias Svanberg, who is injured.
SportsAnthony Elanga is injured and will miss Sweden's Nations League campaign. So will Hugo Larsson and Williot Swedberg - who, just like at the World Cup, will not be in Graham Potter's national team. They will certainly be disappointed, says the Englishman.
SportsDejan Kulusevski's possible comeback, Viktor Gyökeres' difficult start at Arsenal and a tough schedule with four games in 11 days. Here are the challenges facing national team coach Graham Potter as the men's national team resumes its Nations League campaign after this summer's World Cup.
SportsPowerful associations have called for his resignation, but the president of the International Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, wants to remain in his post. "Infantino will stand for re-election," a FIFA spokesperson told the BBC, among others.
SportsThe Nordic football associations are demanding a "comprehensive and independent review" of how FIFA is governed. Confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been lost. Work is currently underway to find a counter-candidate, says SvFF Chairman Simon Åström.
SportsAndreas Georgson will be the new assistant coach for the men's national team. "It has worked very well with Andreas, and the close cooperation within the coaching staff during the World Cup was very positive," says national team manager Kim Källström in a press release.
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