"Father Olof Mellberg, 49, was a defensive giant in his day. Now his son John Mellberg, 20, is in the senior national team. I remember playing with him when he was maybe three years old," says 27-year-old defensive colleague Hjalmar Ekdal.
SportsNeither Williot Swedberg nor Hugo Larsson were originally included in the squad for the men’s national team’s upcoming Nations League campaign. Now the duo have been called up after players suffered injuries.
SportsFormer national team star Olof Mellberg was one of SVT's most high-profile World Cup signings. But the deal fell through at the last minute. Yet he is in Dallas covering Sweden ahead of their World Cup opener against Tunisia. "I actually dropped out completely a few weeks ago," Mellberg says.
SportsSVT will broadcast the World Cup this summer. Viaplay will loan Bojan Djordjic to SVT as an expert. The loan agreement has been signed and is complete. "I will be part of the World Cup this summer," Djordjic tells SVT.
SportsJon Dahl Tomasson gets fired. But who can in that case take over the national team captain job at short notice? Here are some possible replacements.
FootballLars Lagerbäck defends Peter Gerhardsson and does not think that any Swedish player should be hung out after the quarter-final drama in the European Championship in football in Switzerland. There is no one who beheads anyone for having missed a penalty in a penalty shootout, he says.
FootballJohn Mellberg compares himself to dad Olof – in contrast to what national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson wants to do. I am his son so there should be similarities, says the 18-year-old.
SportsThe team captain Victor Nilsson Lindelöf was absent when the national football team assembled in Stockholm ahead of the national team matches against Hungary and Algeria. He is expecting his third child with his wife Maja Nilsson Lindelöf and is staying at home in Manchester.
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