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Michael Apelgren

Sweden's National Handball Team Shows Strong Comeback After World Championship
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Sweden's National Handball Team Shows Strong Comeback After World Championship

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Have the winds turned for the national handball team? After a disastrous World Championship, Sweden has set double audience records this spring, defeated Norway twice – and played evenly against the reigning European Champions France.
Sweden Sets New Attendance Record Despite Narrow Loss to France
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Sweden Sets New Attendance Record Despite Narrow Loss to France

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Storm meeting at Scandinavium. Then a new attendance record was set when Sweden's handball men lost to France in the EHF European Championship (32–33)
Albin Lagergren Honored as Swedish Handball Player of the Season
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Albin Lagergren Honored as Swedish Handball Player of the Season

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Albin Lagergren has been named the season's Swedish handball player on the men's side.
Swedish Handball Giants Clash in European Championship Semifinals
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Swedish Handball Giants Clash in European Championship Semifinals

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A 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
Palicka and Wanne Return for Key Euro Cup Matches Against France and Denmark
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Palicka and Wanne Return for Key Euro Cup Matches Against France and Denmark

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Apelgren Leads Pick Szeged to Champions League Quarterfinals Over PSG
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Apelgren Leads Pick Szeged to Champions League Quarterfinals Over PSG

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Michael Apelgren has had a tough start as Swedish national team captain. It's going better in the club team
Claar to Get Sweden Going Again After World Championship Flop
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Claar to Get Sweden Going Again After World Championship Flop

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The national handball team is reloading after the World Championship fiasco. Now with Felix Claar back in Blue-Yellow
Tobias Karlsson back in the national handball team
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Tobias Karlsson back in the national handball team

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Star Duo Back: "Revenge to Take"
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Star Duo Back: "Revenge to Take"

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Both 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
Historic poor World Championship: "Not been good enough"
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Historic poor World Championship: "Not been good enough"

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Sweden's World Championship campaign was historic. Never before has the men's national team finished as poorly as in 14th place
The piece ends in the national team after the World Championship fiasco
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The piece ends in the national team after the World Championship fiasco

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Andreas "Stycket" Nilsson has played 160 national handball games. On Sunday evening, he will play his last in the insignificant World Championship finale against Norway
Apelgren after World Championship fiasco: "I take full responsibility"
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Apelgren after World Championship fiasco: "I take full responsibility"

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Sweden is already eliminated from the World Championship. And the honeymoon is over for Michael Apelgren
Sweden eliminated from the World Championship: "Totally bloody worthless"
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Sweden eliminated from the World Championship: "Totally bloody worthless"

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What 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
Sweden unbeaten – but with a knife to the throat
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Sweden unbeaten – but with a knife to the throat

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Sweden is unbeaten in the Handball World Championship - but still has a knife to the throat. To reach the quarterfinals, Sweden must not lose any of the matches against Brazil and Norway
Sweden won after a bleak start: "A bit chaotic"
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Sweden won after a bleak start: "A bit chaotic"

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Sweden took their second straight win in the Handball World Championship in Oslo. After a shaky first half, it ultimately ended in a twelve-goal victory over Chile, 42–30 (20–19)
Veterans shone in Swedish premiere crush
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Veterans shone in Swedish premiere crush

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Sweden got a flying start at the World Championship in handball. The veterans showed the way in the premiere victory, 39–21, against Japan
So the gap after the star will be filled: "Dream situation"
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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
"He didn't care about what he said"
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"He didn't care about what he said"

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Michael Apelgren is a handball nerd who loves to dig deep into small details. Now and then, it might go overboard
Narrow Swedish win in World Championship rehearsal
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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
The Swedish blow – the star misses the World Championship
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The Swedish blow – the star misses the World Championship

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The national handball team will have to manage without midfielder Max Darj in the World Championship that starts next week. He has sustained an injury to a ligament in his knee
New Swedish injury ahead of World Championship – calls in "Stycket"
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New Swedish injury ahead of World Championship – calls in "Stycket"

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Max Darj became the next player on the blue-yellow injury list. Now, national team captain Michael Apelgren chooses to call in line player Andreas "Stycket" Nilsson
The Gold Maker Ahead of the World Championship: "Dreaming of the Best"
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The Gold Maker Ahead of the World Championship: "Dreaming of the Best"

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The national handball team lacks some of its sharpest weapons in the World Championship. But gets back an old gold winner – who wants more
He replaces Bergendahl in the Swedish World Championship squad
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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
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