A shoulder injury ruled Stoke's international goalkeeper Viktor Johansson out for 23 league games. In the Championship's final round, he made a long-awaited comeback. It began with a serious blunder after just 52 seconds.
SportsRoy Hodgson's surprise comeback as a football manager at age 78 will be short-lived.
SportsRoy Hodgson, 78, is making a comeback after a two-year absence from football. The experienced manager will take over at Bristol City in the second tier of English football.
SportsFive years after it was ordered, a statue depicting the British football star Harry Kane was unveiled. The reactions to the bronze copy are mixed.
SportsTwo consecutive national championships and a cup gold – will Henrik Rydström remain as Malmö FF coach next season as well? Since 2013, no coach in the club has made it to a third year. There has not been anyone who has gotten in touch yet, says Rydström.
SportsLast summer, Gareth Southgate stepped down. Now England is taking a new approach and is aiming for the World Championship 2026 – with Thomas Tuchel as national team coach. "I am very proud of the honor to lead the English team", he says.
SportsSven-Göran Eriksson's wish was that the ashes would be scattered in Lake Fryken. But that's not going to happen. You're not allowed to scatter ashes in Fryken, says agent Bosse Gustavsson to TT.
Sports"Remember me with a smile". Those were Sven-Göran "Svennis" Eriksson's words at a meeting with Hasse Backe. I think he said it well, says the friend shortly after the funeral ceremony at Fryksände church.
SportsSven-Göran Eriksson has been laid to rest in Torsby, Värmland – "along Fryken's greenest hills". A bon vivant who loved routines got a tearful farewell. Dad got his overtime as he used to joke about, with a twinkle in his eye, says daughter Lina Eriksson.
SportsHe wanted people to be happy. But Friday is a day of mourning in Värmland's Torsby as football legend Sven-Göran Eriksson is buried in Fryksände church. 600 guests, including celebrities like David Beckham, are in place to remember one of Sweden's most successful coaches.
SportsAround 600 guests in the pews, a large screen outside the church, jazz – and the Värmland delicacy motti. Today, Sven-Göran Eriksson is being buried in Torsby.
SportsTorsby is preparing for "Svennis"'s final rest. A final celebration for one of the city's greatest. He meant everything to Torsby, says friend Morgan Oldenmark.
SportsDavid Beckham has landed in Värmland. The former football star is expected to participate in Friday's funeral of Sven-Göran "Svennis" Eriksson in Torsby.
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