As the first national team captain in Sweden's history, Jon Dahl Tomasson was fired as the men's national team coach. His time was characterized by a criticized playing system, open player conflicts and a fiasco in the World Championship qualification. Here are Tomasson's 594 days as national team captain.
SportsThe 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. "The decision that the association board has made is based on the fact that the men's national team has not delivered the results we had hoped for", says Simon Åström, chairman of the Swedish Football Association.
FootballThis evening Kosovo awaits at Ullevi in Gothenburg for the men's national team, but the direct spot to the World Championship 2026 is in practice impossible to reach. If it's going to be a championship summer, the road to North America will likely go through playoff – here we clarify what applies.
SportsGhana's football men are clear for the World Championship in the USA, Canada and Mexico next summer.
FootballHe has missed the national team and has the same hunger and ambition as before. Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, 31, also regrets friend Robin Olsen's sad end. And playing ball in the Saudi league will never be an option.
SportsFurther 137 activists from the Gaza convoy Global Sumud Flotilla have been deported, Israel announces. Detained Greta Thunberg has in contact with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs complained about dehydration and hunger, reports The Guardian. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs states that they have asked the Israeli authorities "to meet the needs of food and clean water".
WorldThe convoy which, with Greta Thunberg and other activists on board, is sailing towards Gaza with supplies is a "jihad initiative", claims Israel.
ConflictsAn unknown Picasso painting is for sale at an auction in Paris – with a starting price of 87 million kronor.
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