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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[Welcome victory for the national handball team]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The national handball team has licked its wounds after the World Championship – and ran over Norway with 38–29. A welcome victory in front of a large audience at the Avicii arena.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Star Duo Back: "Revenge to Take"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Both Felix Claar and Max Darj are back in the national team when the handball men are reloading after the World Championship disappointment. "We have revenge to exact", says federation captain Michael Apelgren ahead of the double match against Norway.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:59:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Swede tore his Achilles tendon – could be out for a year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish handball star Lucas Pellas has torn one of his Achilles tendons and may be out for up to a year, reports Aftonbladet.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 08:07:35 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[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[Dark Night Start for Apelgren: "Damn, That's Awful"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Michael Apelgren got a pitch-black start as national team captain. Sweden was crushed, humiliated, and overrun in the first half by reigning European Champions France, who ultimately won 37–31 (21–11). Damn, it went really badly. It was a bloody tough start, says Apelgren to Viaplay.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:46:08 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[Olympic Games debutant: "Just tried to enjoy it"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Olympic Games debut in a pressured situation and a must-win match. Jonathan Edvardsson, 27, handled it gallantly and contributed with three goals. I'm incredibly proud to get to be part of this gang. I just tried to enjoy it, he says after 38–27 against Croatia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:59:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crisis meeting gave a boost: "A good and nice meeting"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A "crisis meeting" on Thursday where the players got to talk things through yielded results. The handball men crushed Croatia 38-27 in the crucial match and are still in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games. It was a good and nice meeting and we showed that it gave something, says nine-goal shooter Lucas Pellas.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Carlsbogård: "The team always comes first"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fresh Champions League winner with Barcelona and praised by national team teammates. Yet he is somewhat of a hidden gem, the left-winger Jonathan Carlsbogård. He may not get the headlines he deserves sometimes, considering there are other big profiles in the team that the media would rather write about.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Goalkeeper profile gets new Olympic chance – as one of 17]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The goalkeeper Mikael Appelgren makes a comeback in the national team and is selected in the squad for the Olympics in Paris. Fantastic fun, says "The Apple", who hasn't quite grasped the happy news. 17 men are in the squad. Three of them will be registered as reserves.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 08:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Men's Handball Olympic Squad Selected - Three to be Cut]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ekberg's cryptic Olympic message: "We'll see"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Niclas Ekberg sets a point for a long and successful professional career in Kiel. And leaves at the same time a cryptic answer regarding possibly Olympic Games play with Sweden in the summer. We'll see, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 08:22:11 GMT</pubDate>
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