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            <title><![CDATA[Jim Gottfridsson Dropped From Sweden Squad as Jonathan Carlsbogård Declines Call-Up]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Jim Gottfridsson has played 190 international matches, but the veteran has now been left out of the national handball team’s squad for its European Championship qualifiers against Greece and Luxembourg. “We believe there are players in that position who have performed better,” national team coach Michael Apelgren says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:13:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Maja Åskag faces tough choice between long jump and triple jump: “We’ll see how it goes”]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Long jump, triple jump or both? The eternal question still has no easy answer for Maja Åskag. “We’ll see how it goes at the World Championships next year,” says the 23-year-old.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[So the gap after the star will be filled: "Dream situation"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Felix Claar is missing from Sweden's World Championship team – but how big will the loss be? Much depends on what Jim Gottfridsson can deliver as a midfielder. It's a dream position for me to try to bounce back to "the top of the world" again, where I was once, says the 32-year-old Scanian.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:15:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Guide: Ahead of the Men's Handball World Championship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden is revenge-hungry after the Olympic Games miss last summer, but injuries interfere. The favorite position instead ends up as usual on Denmark. Here is the guide ahead of the men's handball World Championship.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:46:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Narrow Swedish win in World Championship rehearsal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[One step in the right direction – despite the recent reshuffles in the World Championship squad due to injured players. The national handball team travels to Oslo as winners after 26–24 against Iceland. Extremely important. That's what you need as a team, says national team captain Michael Apelgren to SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:37:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[He replaces Bergendahl in the Swedish World Championship squad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Injured midfielder Oscar Bergendahl is replaced in the Swedish World Championship team – by a left-hander. Olle Forsell Schefvert has received a call-up from the handball national team's head coach Michael Apelgren.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:31:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Championship Sensation: Niclas Ekberg Back in the National Team]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[He has not played championships for two years. But at the Handball World Championship in January, Niclas Ekberg is back. Clearly, a player with a hell of a routine, a legend, will mean a lot, says national team coach Michael Apelgren.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:26:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The new national team captain: "It's a bit messy"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Many injured players and a national team organization that is not complete. National team captain Michael Apelgren is not experiencing a gentle start to the new job: It's a bit messy, to say the least.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:55:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lukas Nilsson back in the national handball team]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Left-wing player Lukas Nilsson makes a comeback in the national handball team. The 27-year-old Scanian replaces Eric Johansson, who will soon become a father, in the national matches against France and Denmark.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Apelgren: "Got to work a little beforehand"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The new national team captain Michael Apelgren delivered no evasions when he presented his first handball squad. He spoke plainly about why he rejects certain veterans. It is also permitted for you in the media to write about whether you agree or not, says the 40-year-old.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:46:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hunts CL title – but misses the Olympics: "Tough decision"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the holy days, Eric Johansson plays his career's first "final four" with Kiel. Then he lies on the operating table – and misses the Olympics. It was an incredibly hard decision to make, something I didn't decide on a night, says the 23-year-old from Eskilstuna.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:32:26 GMT</pubDate>
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