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Infantino’s scrapped World Cup sales plan: How the backlash unfolded
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Infantino’s scrapped World Cup sales plan: How the backlash unfolded

FIFA President Gianni Infantino's now-scrapped plans to sell parts of the World Cup, among other things, were met with massive criticism. Several influential bodies in the football world have turned against the chairman
Sweden withdraws support for Infantino, citing loss of trust
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Sweden withdraws support for Infantino, citing loss of trust

FIFA President Gianni Infantino's controversial World Cup plan was the last straw. The Swedish Football Association does not support Infantino for re-election - trust has been exhausted
Reports: UEFA wants Infantino to resign after World Cup share plan is scrapped
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Reports: UEFA wants Infantino to resign after World Cup share plan is scrapped

Plans to sell off shares of the World Cup have been scrapped by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. According to The Telegraph, UEFA now wants Infantino to resign
Swedish FA backs UEFA after FIFA tournament boycott statement
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Swedish FA backs UEFA after FIFA tournament boycott statement

The Swedish Football Association has issued a statement following UEFA's announcement to boycott FIFA tournaments. "We stand behind UEFA's common stance
Swedish FA questions FIFA’s plan to sell World Cup commercial rights
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Swedish FA questions FIFA’s plan to sell World Cup commercial rights

FIFA wants to sell shares in the World Cup - and is luring the national associations with hundreds of millions of kronor. There are issues that are fundamentally more important for football than whether we should receive the money or not, says the chairman of the Swedish Football Association, Simon Åström, to TT
Norway’s football chief criticizes FIFA over Balogun ban reversal: Should never have happened
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Norway’s football chief criticizes FIFA over Balogun ban reversal: Should never have happened

Norwegian Football Association (NFF) president Lise Klaveness is preparing a complaint to FIFA's ethics committee over the lifting of Folarin Balogun's World Cup ban. "First of all, it should never have happened," Klaveness told The Times
Swedish FA criticizes FIFA over Balogun suspension ruling as integrity concerns grow
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Swedish FA criticizes FIFA over Balogun suspension ruling as integrity concerns grow

The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) is also critical of FIFA's decision to lift the suspension of U. S
The World Cup brings millions to Sweden - it's important
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The World Cup brings millions to Sweden - it's important

Sweden's men's national team will play in the World Cup for the first time in eight years. As a bonus, it will give the Swedish Football Association a big boost
Graham Potter, the man who can actually do magic
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Graham Potter, the man who can actually do magic

The national football team hit rock bottom one autumn evening at Ullevi in Gothenburg. They were knocked out by Kosovo, booed and left without hope for the future after a ruined qualifier
Furious at Infantino: Participating in Putin's propaganda, says Sweden's sports minister
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Furious at Infantino: Participating in Putin's propaganda, says Sweden's sports minister

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says Russia should be allowed back into international football. The Swedish Football Association does not share that opinion - and Sweden's Sports Minister Jakob Forssmed (KD) is furious
Källström's new role – working closer to the national teams
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Källström's new role – working closer to the national teams

Football manager Kim Källström will be given a new role when the Swedish Football Association reorganizes. Källström's job will be more focused on the national teams
Sweden was defeated again in the European Championship match: "We were hoping"
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Sweden was defeated again in the European Championship match: "We were hoping"

For the second time in a row, Sweden has lost out in the battle to host the Women's European Championship. Germany will instead host the championship in 2029
The plan: New football center: "Will be the hub"
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The plan: New football center: "Will be the hub"

Sweden could get a National Football Center in Kista north of Stockholm. It will become the hub for Swedish football
Sweden Considers Interim Coach After Tomasson's Dismissal
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Sweden Considers Interim Coach After Tomasson's Dismissal

The hunt for a replacement for the dismissed Jon Dahl Tomasson is underway. At the same time, it is not ruled out that the football national team will be led by an interim national team manager when the World Championship qualification is completed in November
Sweden Fires National Team Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson After Kosovo Loss
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Sweden Fires National Team Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson After Kosovo Loss

The fiasco against Kosovo in the World Championship qualifying became the drop that made the cup overflow – now a historic decision has been made. The national team's captain Jon Dahl Tomasson gets fired
Niclas Carlnén Named New Secretary General of Swedish Football Association
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Niclas Carlnén Named New Secretary General of Swedish Football Association

Malmö FF's current CEO Niclas Carlnén will become the new secretary general of the Swedish Football Association. However, regarding the turbulence that has been in the association, he is taciturn
Criticized Grant Ceiling for Swedish Sports to Increase Slightly
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Criticized Grant Ceiling for Swedish Sports to Increase Slightly

The proposal to increase the Swedish Sports Confederation's grant ceiling from ten to twelve percent is a step in the right direction, believes the Swedish Football Association. But it is not entirely fair, argues the association's chairman Simon Åström
Hedvig Lindahl Honored in Emotional Farewell at Sweden-Italy Match
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Hedvig Lindahl Honored in Emotional Farewell at Sweden-Italy Match

A powerful national team career was bid farewell on Friday evening. What Hedvig Lindahl has done in the Swedish jersey is unparalleled, says Sweden's star defender Magdalena Eriksson
Sweden Loses UEFA Influence as Norway Gains Ground
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Sweden Loses UEFA Influence as Norway Gains Ground

Norway in – Sweden out. Now Swedish football is no longer at the table of power in the European Football Association (Uefa)
Swedish Football Faces Sponsorship Challenges Over Fan Conduct
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Swedish Football Faces Sponsorship Challenges Over Fan Conduct

Violence decreased on football stands last year. At the same time, Halmstad is losing a major sponsor due to fireworks and in IFK Göteborg, several people have been subjected to threats
Simon Åström Steps In as New Swedish Football Association Chairman
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Simon Åström Steps In as New Swedish Football Association Chairman

Now it's settled and clear. Simon Åström has been elected as the new chairman of the Swedish Football Association – after outgoing Fredrik Reinfeldt
Jens T Andersson Poised for Return as Swedish Elite Football Chair
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Jens T Andersson Poised for Return as Swedish Elite Football Chair

The circle is complete? Jens T Andersson is proposed as chairman of Swedish Elite Football – a post he held a few years ago.
Reinfeldt Slammed: "Unnecessary Parenthesis in Swedish Football"
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Reinfeldt Slammed: "Unnecessary Parenthesis in Swedish Football"

It was the right decision by the electoral committee, says Lars-Christer Olsson about the choice not to propose Fredrik Reinfeldt for re-election as chairman of the football association. It has been an unnecessary parenthesis in Swedish football, says Olsson about Reinfeldt's time in the position
Reinfeldt declines - jumps off the chairmanship election
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Reinfeldt declines - jumps off the chairmanship election

Fredrik Reinfeldt is rejected for re-election to the chairmanship in the Swedish Football Association. The electoral committee instead proposes that SEF chairman Simon Åström becomes the new chairman
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