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The Swedish Goalkeeping Icon is Thanked

One of Sweden's longest and most successful football careers came to an end last year. Next month, the national team will bid farewell to the former goalkeeper star Hedvig Lindahl.

The Zeneli brothers may meet in the autumn's World Championship qualifying

A brotherly meeting in the fall? It's not impossible that the Elfsborg duo Arbër and Besfort Zeneli face each other in the World Championship qualifier. In September, Kosovo and Sweden meet in Pristina. I have always dreamed of playing in Sweden's national team, says Besfort to GP.

Elanga back after the snub: "Good conversations"

Anthony Elanga never answered when national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson called him on the phone after the quarrel. Now the two have spoken and the Nottingham star is back in the national team. What happens between a player and a coach stays within the team, says Dahl Tomasson.

Saga Ludvigsson and Scarlet to the Final

Country star Saga Ludvigsson shocked in Melodifestivalen's fifth and final qualifying round in Jönköping – and was shocked when she snatched the evening's first final ticket. Even heavily tipped horror rock duo Scarlet made it to the final. Dolly Style and Meira Omar advanced from the final qualifying round.

Can Zelmerlöw do a Loreen and win everything again?

Måns Zelmerlöw won the fourth qualifying round in Malmö, but has already won the entire Melodifestivalen, if you believe the betting companies. Now critics – and even Zelmerlöw himself – are wondering if yet another perfectionist number from Sweden can get the roof to lift in the European Championship.

Despite the announcement – the women's national team to Gamla Ullevi

Old Ullevi is set to lose its status as the national arena for the women's national football team, but Gothenburg will not be without a match when the Nations League takes place this year. One of three home matches will be played at Old Ullevi - the other two will be decided at Strawberry arena in Solna.

They meet Sweden in the year's first home match

This is what happens in 2025

Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington DC and Germany can get a new government. Sweden's women's football team plays the European Championship and the women's volleyball team gets the chance to participate in the World Championship for the first time. Moreover, Kent makes a comeback, as does Roxette. It's a sample of what 2025 has in store.