Jim Gottfridsson has played 190 international matches, but the veteran has now been left out of the national handball team’s squad for its European Championship qualifiers against Greece and Luxembourg. “We believe there are players in that position who have performed better,” national team coach Michael Apelgren says.
SportsLong jump, triple jump or both? The eternal question still has no easy answer for Maja Åskag. “We’ll see how it goes at the World Championships next year,” says the 23-year-old.
SportsFelix 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.
SportsSweden is revenge-hungry after the Olympic Games miss last summer, but injuries interfere. The favorite position instead ends up as usual on Denmark. Here is the guide ahead of the men's handball World Championship.
SportsOne 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. Extremely important. That's what you need as a team, says national team captain Michael Apelgren to SVT.
SportsInjured 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.
SportsHe has not played championships for two years. But at the Handball World Championship in January, Niclas Ekberg is back. Clearly, a player with a hell of a routine, a legend, will mean a lot, says national team coach Michael Apelgren.
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