Kosovo was sunk by a Swiss goal explosion already before the break at St Jakob-Park in Basel. There was no order at all, says the country's German national coach Franco Foda. At home at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri in Pristina, Kosovo is another team – or at least used to be.
SportsNational team companion and until very recently also club teammate in Newcastle. Emil Krafth knows Alexander Isak better than most. I have supported him. It's nice that this carousel is over, says Krafth.
FootballA lovely goal and once again a brilliant attacking performance in the national team. Yet Anthony Elanga felt no joy. It feels like a loss. I think we deserved more, he says after 2–2 in the World Championship qualifying premiere away against Slovenia last night.
SportsThere was no playing time for Alexander Isak in the World Championship qualifying premiere against Slovenia. The risk was too great to use him today, says the national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson.
FootballGoalkeeper veteran Robin Olsen seemed to avoid sleeping badly after the huge blunder. Yasin Ayari was on the pitch. But it was not enough for the perfect World Championship qualification start. Slovenia scored 2-2 in the last minute. Extreme disappointment, says national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson in Viaplay's broadcast.
SportsNational team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson has made his choice. Alexander Isak starts on the bench in the World Championship qualifying premiere against Slovenia. Viktor Gyökeres and Anthony Elanga start up front.
FootballAlexander Isak's noted transition to Liverpool stirred up strong emotions in Newcastle. But it has not affected friend Anthony Elanga. It has been quite "chill" actually, he says.
FootballAfter 18 months of preparation – this evening the seriousness begins for Jon Dahl Tomasson's national team. Here is all you need to know before the World Championship qualification premiere against Slovenia
SportsHundreds of thousands of Swedes may miss out on watching Sweden's hot World Championship qualifying match against Slovenia from the comfort of their home tv sofa. The match is broadcast linearly on Viaplay Sport, but that channel is not included in the basic package from Tele2, which delivers digital TV to over one million Swedish households.
SportsAll preparations are done. Now it's time for the exam – an intense World Championship qualification that will be decided at a frantic pace over 2.5 months. And it's noticeable in the squad: You can feel it in the air, that it's now it's getting started, says Isak Hien, team captain when Sweden meets Slovenia on Friday evening.
FootballBritish Sky Sports reporter Gary Cotterill has followed the national team's training this week. He has difficulty seeing how Sweden will miss the World Championship with so many stars in the team, especially with a attacking pair like Viktor Gyökeres and Alexander Isak.
FootballLiverpool sets no restrictions on how much Alexander Isak can play in the World Championship qualifying premiere on Friday. It will probably not be 90 minutes for the attacking star against Slovenia. Will we take a chance with "Alex"? Of course not, says Sweden's national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson.
Football”Complete madness” – Uli Hoeness, honorary chairman of the German top club Bayern München, does not hold back on the criticism of the buying spree during football's latest transfer window.
FootballAlexander Isak's transfer to Liverpool has been troubled. Now the star striker thanks Newcastle on Instagram. "Together we have written history", he writes.
FootballManchester City acquires star goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain. It is one of several hot transfers in the shadow of Alexander Isak's billion transfer from Newcastle to Liverpool.
FootballAlexander Isak arrived at the national team's hotel in central Stockholm tonight. The newly Liverpool player stepped on the national football team's bus towards the training on Bosön in the morning. There a larger press gathering was waiting.
FootballNewcastle has sold Alexander Isak – but the wounds will probably never heal. The club's "farewell" on the website was at least succinct.
FootballAlexander Isak has to live with being the most expensive Premier League player so far. In Liverpool, Alexander Isak will have to compete with another expensive acquisition, the Frenchman Hugo Ekitiké. "I want to write history", says the Swede.
FootballThe record transfer is a fact. Football star Alexander Isak has been presented by Liverpool and the price tag is expected to be a new Premier League record. "It has been a long journey here", says the Swede.
FootballHjalmar Ekdal is delighted with Alexander Isak after the giant transfer to Liverpool. He is a world-class player who belongs at that level. I think one sees him as one of the greatest in the Premier League, says the national team companion.
FootballAlexander Isak seems to get his move to Liverpool on the transfer window's last day. Still, Sweden's national team manager Jon Dahl Tomasson expects the attacking star to join the national team gathering during the day. I expect him to come later today, says Tomasson.
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