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Eric Johansson

So the gap after the star will be filled: "Dream situation"

So the gap after the star will be filled: "Dream situation"

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Felix Claar is missing from Sweden's World Championship team – but how big will the loss be? Much depends on what Jim Gottfridsson can deliver as a midfielder. It's a dream position for me to try to bounce back to "the top of the world" again, where I was once, says the 32-year-old Scanian

Guide: Ahead of the Men's Handball World Championship

Guide: Ahead of the Men's Handball World Championship

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Sweden is revenge-hungry after the Olympic Games miss last summer, but injuries interfere. The favorite position instead ends up as usual on Denmark

Narrow Swedish win in World Championship rehearsal

Narrow Swedish win in World Championship rehearsal

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One step in the right direction – despite the recent reshuffles in the World Championship squad due to injured players. The national handball team travels to Oslo as winners after 26–24 against Iceland

He replaces Bergendahl in the Swedish World Championship squad

He replaces Bergendahl in the Swedish World Championship squad

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Injured midfielder Oscar Bergendahl is replaced in the Swedish World Championship team – by a left-hander. Olle Forsell Schefvert has received a call-up from the handball national team's head coach Michael Apelgren

World Championship Sensation: Niclas Ekberg Back in the National Team

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World Championship Sensation: Niclas Ekberg Back in the National Team

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He has not played championships for two years. But at the Handball World Championship in January, Niclas Ekberg is back

The new national team captain: "It's a bit messy"

The new national team captain: "It's a bit messy"

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Many injured players and a national team organization that is not complete. National team captain Michael Apelgren is not experiencing a gentle start to the new job: It's a bit messy, to say the least

Lukas Nilsson back in the national handball team

Lukas Nilsson back in the national handball team

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The Left-wing player Lukas Nilsson makes a comeback in the national handball team. The 27-year-old Scanian replaces Eric Johansson, who will soon become a father, in the national matches against France and Denmark

Apelgren: "Got to work a little beforehand"

Apelgren: "Got to work a little beforehand"

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The new national team captain Michael Apelgren delivered no evasions when he presented his first handball squad. He spoke plainly about why he rejects certain veterans

Hunts CL title – but misses the Olympics: "Tough decision"

Hunts CL title – but misses the Olympics: "Tough decision"

In the holy days, Eric Johansson plays his career's first "final four" with Kiel. Then he lies on the operating table – and misses the Olympics