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"We've never experienced anything like this"

Unusual circumstances. An unusual Peter Gerhardsson.

"We've never experienced anything like this"

Got the national team call-up – right in the middle of the math test

During my math test, my mobile started ringing and beeping. Then, super talent Felicia Schröder received the message: "You're selected for the A-national team".

Got the national team call-up – right in the middle of the math test

To Secure a European Championship Spot Without Being in Match Form

Two crucial European Championship qualifying matches await Sweden's women's national team. However, the majority of the players are not in match form.

To Secure a European Championship Spot Without Being in Match Form

The Threat to Sweden: Stars Risk Being Suspended

A completely decisive match against England – then six Swedish stars risk being suspended. In the European Championship qualifier, just two warnings lead to the player missing the next match.

The Threat to Sweden: Stars Risk Being Suspended

Rubensson: "My body was like a machine back then"

Last year, she was named Sweden's best female football player. This year, Elin Rubensson has had her season disrupted by minor injuries.

Rubensson: "My body was like a machine back then"

The Club's Bet: Acquires Hammarlund and Larsson

Djurgården is sharpening the offense. Pauline Hammarlund and Mimmi Larsson are ready for the women's Allsvenskan club.

The Club's Bet: Acquires Hammarlund and Larsson

National Team Defender Injured - Replaced with a Bandaged Knee

She is selected for Sweden's final European Championship qualifying matches. Now the question is whether Häcken's Anna Sandberg can join the gathering.

National Team Defender Injured - Replaced with a Bandaged Knee

19-year-old scores two goals in Hammarby's rout

It was an efficient Hammarby at Platinumcars arena against IFK Norrköping. The away team won with 3–0 in the match, which means they have now taken four straight wins.

19-year-old scores two goals in Hammarby's rout

Häcken's Super Talent in the European Championship Qualifying Squad

Elin Rubensson is back in the football national team ahead of the decisive matches against France and England when the European Championship qualifying rounds conclude in July. National team captain Peter Gerhardsson has selected a larger squad than usual, including, among others, Häcken's 17-year-old talent Felicia Schröder.

Häcken's Super Talent in the European Championship Qualifying Squad

Sweden's weapon ahead of the decisive match: "It's an advantage"

It will be a thrilling conclusion to the EM qualification in football. And there, Sweden has an ace up its sleeve that its rivals France and England lack: Swedish women's football players.

Sweden's weapon ahead of the decisive match: "It's an advantage"

Eriksson's GPS transmitter (?) saved Sweden

We'll never know who scored the goal. The main thing is that the ball went in.

Eriksson's GPS transmitter (?) saved Sweden

The Public is Waiting – Tonight the EM Hunt Continues

Over 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.

The Public is Waiting – Tonight the EM Hunt Continues

She strikes fear into her opponent

It was a long football career overshadowed by injuries and performance anxiety. Now, 27-year-old Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Sweden's hottest player, strikes fear into her opponents, says national team colleague Magdalena Eriksson about Chelsea starlet.

She strikes fear into her opponent

"The referee team must also develop"

Football has taken big leaps forward over a longer period now. This development has been lacking on the referee side, according to Sweden's team captain Kosovare Asllani.

"The referee team must also develop"