Jon Dahl Tomasson was Sweden's first foreign national team manager in football. In the hunt for the next national team manager, Englishman Graham Potter has opened up for the task. A very competent and skilled football coach, says the association's football manager Kim Källström about Potter.
SportsThe hunt for a replacement for the dismissed Jon Dahl Tomasson is underway. At the same time, it is not ruled out that the football national team will be led by an interim national team manager when the World Championship qualification is completed in November. If you ask me today, we probably need to have both of those options open, says association chairman Simon Åström.
SportsMarika Domanski Lyfors, who was affected by cancer last year, leaves the job as national team manager after 17 years. She will remain in the women's national team as a senior advisor. We have been very keen on the fact that we want to keep her in our organization, says the association's football manager Kim Källström.
SportsAfter a historically weak start to the World Championship qualification, Jon Dahl Tomasson was forced to leave his position as Swedish national team captain. The message quickly got the national team players to react on social media. "It has been an honor", writes Dejan Kulusevski.
SportsThe fiasco against Kosovo in the World Championship qualifying became the drop that made the cup overflow – now a historic decision has been made. The national team's captain Jon Dahl Tomasson gets fired. "The decision that the association board has made is based on the fact that the men's national team has not delivered the results we had hoped for", says Simon Åström, chairman of the Swedish Football Association.
SportsJon Dahl Tomasson gets fired. But who can in that case take over the national team captain job at short notice? Here are some possible replacements.
SportsThe Sweden Democrats' party leader Jimmie Åkesson (SD) demands that Jon Dahl Tomasson should resign as national team captain.
SportsSweden lost at home to Kosovo with 0–1 and World Championship games are further away. The criticism against the team and in particular Jon Dahl Tomasson did not wait.
SportsSweden lost 0–1 at home to Kosovo in the World Championship qualifying. Blågult remain on one point after four matches played, but the national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson will not resign. I have a contract with the Swedish Football Association and we are in the middle of a qualifying, he says.
SportsAfter the World Championship qualifying loss to Switzerland, there were reports that the association is looking for a replacement for the criticized national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson. Now football manager Kim Källström breaks the silence. It's not true, but of course we always have to think in scenarios, he says to Viaplay.
SportsJon Dahl Tomasson is being questioned as the national team manager for the men's national team and according to sources to TV4 Football Channel, "informal crisis talks are being held internally" at the Swedish Football Association (SvFF). This is denied by the association. The trust in Tomasson is intact. "There have been no contacts made with other coaches," says football manager Kim Källström in a statement.
SportsBoos poured in from the stands after 0-2 against Switzerland. And they continue in the newspapers' chronicles. "Is it possible to continue believing in anything that the national team is doing?", wonders Expressen's Therese Strömberg.
SportsMalmö FF's current CEO Niclas Carlnén will become the new secretary general of the Swedish Football Association. However, regarding the turbulence that has been in the association, he is taciturn. Come back in six months, says Carlnén.
SportsThe Swedish Football Association's (SvFF) former secretary general Håkan Sjöstrand was scrutinized by TV4 and SVT. As a response, he chose to "punish" the channels, according to Olof Lundh in his new book "The last campfire". "Utter falsehoods", responds Sjöstrand.
SportsThe Norwegian Football Association (NFF) donates the profit from the World Championship qualifying match against Israel to Doctors without Borders. The match is played at a time and against a background marked by unimaginable humanitarian suffering. We cannot be indifferent to this, says Lise Klaveness, chairman of the Norwegian Football Association, according to NTB.
SportsThe Swedish Football Association plans to report to the police several comments on social media after the 0–2 loss against Kosovo. A number of them cross the boundary to unlawful threats and harassment, says the association's security manager Martin Fredman to TV4's Football Channel.
SportsSuccess team Mjällby's Axel Norén is called up to the A-national team, announces the Swedish Football Association. The 26-year-old defender joined the Swedish World Championship qualification team on Thursday morning.
SportsUefa chairman Aleksander Ceferin goes to verbal attack against politicians in the debate about banning Israel from football due to the war in Gaza. He is against a ban. The idea that football would solve these problems? There is not a chance, says the Slovene to Politico.
SportsSweden and Denmark want to host the women's European Championship in football 2029 together. Now it is clear which the intended Swedish host cities are.
SportsEight Norwegian football players have tested positive for doping after ingesting the doping-classified substance DMBA through the artificial turf. The same type of artificial turf is common also in Sweden. "We view seriously what has emerged in Norway. It should be further investigated as soon as possible", writes the Players' Association.
SportsThe preliminary investigation of the serious threats directed at players and teams in the women's top division has been closed. Several players in FC Rosengård, as well as players' families, have been affected by the threats. It must not happen any incident where threats turn into violence, says Rosengård's chairman Håkan Wifvesson.
SportsFormer Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has married his Anna Nordin. ”Great joy and much love”, writes his son.
SwedenViktor Gyökeres can make his debut for Arsenal in the training match against Tottenham. Now expectations are rising for both the attacking star and the Swedish national team that qualifies for the World Championship in the autumn. "Now it's up to Viktor to make as good an impression as possible", says Kim Källström, football manager at the Swedish Football Association and former Arsenal player.
SportsViktor Gyökeres is clear for Arsenal. For the attacking star's parent club, it means several million into the non-profit activities. The monetary part is not the important thing, says Björn Thuresson, chairman of IFK Aspudden-Tellus.
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