Sweden’s Felicia Schröder and coaches miss out at Ballon d’Or awards
Swedish star Felicia Schröder, 19, was nominated for the Ballon d’Or as young player of the year. But the Real Madrid striker went home empty-handed.
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Häcken lose again in Champions League, beaten 3-0 by Juventus
Häcken has had a tough start to the Champions League. On Wednesday evening, the Gothenburg team suffered its second straight loss after a 3-0 defeat against Juventus.
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Häcken lose Champions League debut to Inter after early goal and red card
There was a loss in Häcken’s Champions League debut. Inter won 1-0 in Monza. We were too kind, coach Elena Sadiku tells GP.
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Swedes Sadiku and Jeglertz nominated for Ballon d’Or Women’s Coach of the Year
Both Elena Sadiku and Andrée Jeglertz are nominated for the Ballon d'Or women's coach of the year award. The blue-and-yellow duo will compete for the award with three other nominees.
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Häcken miss out on reunion with Schröder in Champions League draw
There will be no reunion on the football pitch for Felicia Schröder and Häcken this autumn. The Swedish champions were eliminated by Real Madrid in the league phase of the Champions League - but still got a tough draw. “We have shown that we can compete even with the top teams,” says Häcken coach Elena Sadiku.
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Chelsea penalized Real Madrid – won the group
Real Madrid seemed to snatch the group win from Chelsea in the women's Champions League, but substitute Catarina Macario had other plans.
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Got His Revenge – Became the World's Best Player
Real Madrid boycotted the Ballon d'Or gala when the Spanish giant club got wind of that their star Vinicius Júnior would not be awarded. Now, the Brazilian has been named the best player of the year by Fifa. On the women's side, Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí, as expected, took home the prize.
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Sadiku one of eight who can become coach of the year
Elena Sadiku is the only Swedish nominee for an individual prize at the Fifa gala in December. She is one of eight who are competing for the title of coach of the year.
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After four straight - Chelsea and Lyon to the quarterfinals
Four wins out of four possible. Then both Chelsea and Lyon are clear for the quarterfinals in the Women's Champions League.
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Success after injury – hat-trick by Blomqvist
Back after a long-term injury, Rebecka Blomqvist is succeeding on the football pitch. Two goals for the national team two weeks ago. And now three goals in Wolfsburg's 5–0-crush against Galatasaray in the Champions League.
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Chelsea took their second in a row – JRK played forward
Chelsea is going like a train in the group stage of the Champions League. The team is on six points out of six possible, after having taken a comfortable win against Dutch Twente with 3–1.
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"I thought life wasn't worth living"
30-year-old Elena Sadiku is making a big impact as a coach in Celtic. But the road to the coach's bench in the Champions League has been anything but straightforward for the Malmö profile. It was then it hit me. I don't give a damn about football, I have to keep my life, she says.
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