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.
SportsAlbin Lagergren has been named the season's Swedish handball player on the men's side.
SportsA hot Swedish encounter between the master teams of recent years. That's what's in store when Barcelona and Magdeburg meet in one of this year's Champions League semi-finals.
FootballThe national handball team has licked its wounds after the World Championship – and ran over Norway with 38–29. A welcome victory in front of a large audience at the Avicii arena.
SportsThe national handball team is reloading after the World Championship fiasco. Now with Felix Claar back in Blue-Yellow. It feels like this week is quite important. To get one or preferably two wins, I think that would have given a boost to the self-confidence, says the midfielder.
SportsBoth Felix Claar and Max Darj are back in the national team when the handball men are reloading after the World Championship disappointment. "We have revenge to exact", says federation captain Michael Apelgren ahead of the double match against Norway.
SportsSweden is already eliminated from the World Championship. And the honeymoon is over for Michael Apelgren. A failure that we get knocked out now, I'll take full responsibility for, says the national team captain.
SportsWhat a shock – and what a tough Swedish blow. A weak Sweden lost to Brazil (24–27) and is eliminated from the Handball World Championship already before the last match in the intermediate round. Totally bloody worthless, says Albin Lagergren.
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.
SportsMichael Apelgren is a handball nerd who loves to dig deep into small details. Now and then, it might go overboard. I won't lie, sometimes I thought it became too much, says Felix Möller.
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.
SportsThe national handball team lacks some of its sharpest weapons in the World Championship. But gets back an old gold winner – who wants more. It's clear that one dreams of the best, I have always done that throughout my entire career, says Niclas Ekberg.
SportsMany 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.
SportsThe national handball team gets a fresh start this week. And Jim Gottfridsson looks rather forward than digs into what has been. But we players have always felt good, he says.
SportsThe 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. It is also permitted for you in the media to write about whether you agree or not, says the 40-year-old.
SportsGlenn Solberg has played his last match with the Blue-Yellow. The Norwegian is leaving his job as national team captain for the men's handball team. It feels a bit melancholic, but I have to follow my heart, says Solberg.
SportsThe Swedish handball star Felix Claar injured his foot during the Olympic Games in Paris. Now his club Magdeburg announces that it is a serious injury. We must assume that it will take several months, says Magdeburg's coach Bennet Wiegert in a press release.
SportsSweden wanted a penalty when Oscar Bergendahl had a scoring opportunity in the final seconds. The referees thought otherwise – and now the Olympic Games are over for the handball men. You just get tired of this crap right now, says Bergendahl.
SportsStill another nerve-wracking quarterfinal, but this time without a happy blue-yellow ending. The Swedish handball men have finished playing in the Olympic Games after 31–32 against gold favorite Denmark. One of the toughest defeats one has suffered in one's career, says goalkeeper Andreas Palicka to Max.
SportsA tough Olympic Games quarterfinal against Denmark awaits the Swedish handball men. Then Felix Claar is back in the team.
SportsSweden's handball men have averted the crisis and are clear for the Olympic Games quarterfinal. The 40-27 victory in the morning match against Japan secured the advancement.
SportsOlympic Games debut in a pressured situation and a must-win match. Jonathan Edvardsson, 27, handled it gallantly and contributed with three goals. I'm incredibly proud to get to be part of this gang. I just tried to enjoy it, he says after 38–27 against Croatia.
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