Groin injury Alexander Isak will likely miss another match with Liverpool. Injuries are a contributing factor to the crisis-ridden club losing six of its last seven matches, according to coach Arne Slot. The problem is that not everyone has had a proper pre-season, he says.
FootballAlarming signs for new national team captain Graham Potter – defender Gabriel Gudmundsson was forced to leave the pitch with an injury.
SportsSweden's men are eliminated from the team European Championship in table tennis. The reigning champions fell in the quarterfinals against Romania. Enormous disappointment, says Kristian Karlsson to SVT after the 2–3 loss.
SportsThe Swedish Football Association (SvFF) has initiated negotiations with Graham Potter for the national team captain job, reports TV4's Football Channel. According to Expressen, the Englishman is the association's main track.
FootballAs 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.
SportsAfter a historically weak start to the World Championship qualification, Jon Dahl Tomasson was forced to leave his position as Swedish national team captain. The message quickly got the national team players to react on social media. "It has been an honor", writes Dejan Kulusevski.
FootballThe 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.
FootballJon 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.
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