Kafaji from start – Asllani on the bench
Arsenal's Rosa Kafaji starts for Sweden in tonight's European Championship playoff in football away against Luxembourg. The 21-year-old gets the chance ahead of midfield veteran Kosovare Asllani.
SportsArsenal's Rosa Kafaji starts for Sweden in tonight's European Championship playoff in football away against Luxembourg. The 21-year-old gets the chance ahead of midfield veteran Kosovare Asllani.
SportsChelsea 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.
SportsSeveral players are back in the national team. One is included for the first time. Häcken back Hanna Wijk, 20, has been selected for Sweden's European Championship playoff matches against Luxembourg. She is a player with very good offensive skills, says the women's football association captain Peter Gerhardsson.
SportsA Swedish coach and two Swedish players were in the spotlight when the women's Champions League games began. Title-holding Chelsea defeated Real Madrid with 3–2.
SportsBarcelona is chasing a third straight and Hammarby makes its debut in a Swedish-packed edition of the Champions League. Here is the guide ahead of this year's tournament.
SportsIt will be a nervous autumn for the Swedish women's football team. After 0-0 at home against England, Sweden is forced to play a playoff for a spot in the European Championship next year. A big disappointment, says Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
SportsOn Friday, the stars rested. Tonight, they are back as expected in Sweden's starting eleven. This is how the women's football team starts the European Championship qualifying match against England.
SportsA win sends Sweden to the European Championship. Otherwise, an uncertain playoff awaits the Swedish women's football team. Here's what's most important to keep track of ahead of tonight's thrilling European Championship qualifying decider against England at Gamla Ullevi.
SportsIt is Sweden that must win when the European Championship qualifying in football concludes with a completely decisive match at Gamla Ullevi. Great advantage England? Not necessarily. They know that they will make it with a draw and it is not always the easiest, says Sweden's national team captain Peter Gerhardsson.
SportsThe Milan striker Evelyn Ijeh is one of several surprising names in Sweden's starting eleven in tonight's European Championship qualifying match against France in Dijon. The 22-year-old will thus make his A-national team debut.
SportsWhen Manchester United rebuilds the men's team's training facility for over half a billion kronor, the women's team has to move out. The women's team will instead have to make do with barracks. You get shocked, says Swedish Tottenham player Matilda Vinberg.
SportsLast year, she was named Sweden's best female football player. This year, Elin Rubensson has had her season disrupted by minor injuries. It's tough. I felt last summer that my body was like a machine back then, says the 31-year-old ahead of the European Championship qualifier.
SportsSince earlier, it has been clear that Filippa Angeldahl is leaving Manchester City. Now she has been presented by a new club: Real Madrid.
SportsSweden's women's footballers will have to manage without Nathalie Björn in tonight's Euro qualifying match against Ireland at Friends Arena. Chelsea's back is injured and is replaced by Hanna Lundkvist.
SportsOver 20,000 tickets have been sold for tonight's EM qualification match at Friends Arena between Sweden and Ireland. It therefore looks like it will be one of the largest public festivals ever for the women's national team. It's an incredibly cool arena to play in, it's powerful, says defender Magdalena Eriksson.
SportsLess than two weeks ago, national team star Filippa Angeldahl became a parent. Now she hopes her son can see her play a national team match at Friends Arena against Ireland. I hope he can be there on the stands, says the 26-year-old.
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