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Lagerbäck appointed Nigeria coach

National: 27 Feb 10
Following his resignation from the Swedish football team in October 2009, Lars Lagerbäck has been appointed Nigeria's coach until the end of the World Cup in South Africa, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Saturday. READ »

Henrik Larsson steps into club management

Sport: 14 Dec 09
Star Swedish footballer Henrik Larsson, who recently gave up his playing career, has been confirmed as new head trainer of Landskrona in Sweden’s second division. READ »

Zlatan considers quitting Sweden's national side

Sport: 10 Nov 09
Swedish football fans were reeling on Tuesday after learning that star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have played his last game for the country’s national team. READ »

Hamrén named coach as Swedish FA gets its man

Sport: 4 Nov 09
Erik Hamrén is to take over as new national team coach after the Swedish Football Association reached an agreement on Wednesday with his club, Norwegian champions Rosenborg. READ »

Hamrén ruled out for Sweden job

Sport: 30 Oct 09
Erik Hamrén has become the latest candidate to fall out of the running for his home country's national team vacancy as negotiations falter between his club Rosenborg and the Swedish Football Association. READ »

Hamrén confirms interest in Sweden job

Sport: 27 Oct 09
Erik Hamrén, the Swedish coach of reigning Norwegian football league champions Rosenborg said on Tuesday he is in discussions about filling the national team coaching vacancy in his native Sweden. READ »

Eriksson rejects Swedish top job offer

Sport: 20 Oct 09
Former England and Mexico boss Sven-Göran Eriksson has ruled himself out as a candidate for the vacant post as Swedish national team coach. READ »

Eriksson contacted for Sweden job: report

Sport: 19 Oct 09
Sven-Göran Eriksson has reportedly been contacted by the Swedish Football Federation about taking over as coach of Sweden’s national side. READ »

English football coach plays down Sweden job

Sport: 17 Oct 09
With speculation rife as to who will take over from Lars Lagerbäck as Sweden's national football coach, Fulham boss Roy Hodgson - who started his managerial career in Sweden - says he has yet to be approached about the job. READ »

Win fails to help Sweden fulfill World Cup dream

Sport: 15 Oct 09
Despite a 4-1 drubbing of Albania on Wednesday night, Sweden’s slim hopes of continuing their World Cup journey came to an end as Malta failed to take points from Portugal. READ »

Swedish coach Lagerbäck resigns

Sport: 11 Oct 09
Sweden's coach Lars Lagerbäck on Sunday announced his intention to resign after the final World Cup qualifier against Albania on Wednesday, accepting that the Scandinavians are unlikely to qualify for the 2010 finals. READ »

Danes end Sweden's World Cup dream

Sport: 11 Oct 09
Sweden were unable to live up to the pre-match bravado and were left wanting in Copenhagen losing 1-0 to Denmark who booked their spot in the World Cup finals in South Africa next summer. READ »

Swedish destiny resides in Copenhagen clash

Sport: 9 Oct 09
The Swedish football team heads to Parken stadium in Copenhagen on Saturday hoping to claim the points and a real chance of winning a World Cup group that long seemed out of their grasp. READ »

Sweden leave it late in Malta

Sport: 10 Sep 09
An 81st minute own goal spared Sweden's blushes in Valletta on Wednesday evening, as Sweden leaped to second place in Wold Cup qualifying Group One. READ »

Danes rain on Swedish World Cup parade

Sport: 7 Jun 09
Denmark left Sweden's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup finals in South Africa in 2010 hanging by a thread after a 0-1 win at Råsunda Stadium on Saturday night. READ »

Sweden's footballers seek to defuse Danish dynamite

Sport: 5 Jun 09
Sweden face a tough task on Saturday as they face up to local rivals Denmark in a tie that is crucial to their chances of qualification for the 2010 World Cup. READ »

Sweden draws blank in World Cup qualifier

Sport: 29 Mar 09
Sweden came away from their World Cup qualifier in Portugal with a valuable point after a 0-0 draw in Oporto on Saturday. READ »

Sweden falls to the Netherlands in football friendly

Sport: 20 Nov 08
Despite an impressive goal by Kim Kallström, visiting Sweden succumbed to the Netherlands 3-1 in a friendly football match on Wednesday night. READ »

Sweden draw a blank in World Cup opener

Sport: 7 Sep 08
Sweden were held to a 0-0 draw by Albania in Tirana in their opening World Cup 2010 qualifier. Coach Lars Lagerbäck came under fire for risking a new 3-5-2 formation. READ »

Ibrahimovic set to miss France friendly

Sport: 20 Aug 08
Injured star Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be risked in Sweden's friendly against France in Gothenburg, to allow the striker to recover fully from a knee injury. READ »

Sweden knocked out of Euro 2008

Sport: 18 Jun 08
Sweden's Euro 2008 adventure is over following a 2-0 defeat against Russia. READ »

Lagerbäck keeps mum over Ibrahimovic

Sport: 17 Jun 08
Sweden coach Lars Lagerbäck refused to confirm or deny on Tuesday whether star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic would play in their crucial Euro 2008 Group D clash with Russia on Wednesday. READ »

'Our experience could tell': Lagerbäck

Sport: 17 Jun 08
Sweden's hugely experienced side should prove to have a huge advantage over their younger Russian opponents, according to coach Lars Lagerbäck. READ »

Swedes enter match of Russian roulette

Sport: 16 Jun 08
Sweden will hope that they are the team left standing when they take on Russia in their final Group D clash. READ »

Ibrahimovic 'should be fit for Russian match'

Sport: 15 Jun 08
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic should be fit to play against Russia in Wednesday's crucial Euro 2008 Group D match, said coach Lars Lagerbäck. READ »

Sweden falls on Spain's last minute goal

Sport: 14 Jun 08
David Villa scored a dramatic injury time winner as Spain defeated Sweden 2-1 in Euro 2008 Group D on Saturday. READ »

Sweden's success hinges largely on three star players

Sport: 13 Jun 08
Swedish hopes of beating Spain in their Euro 2008 Group D match rests mainly with a trio of players, who have over 200 caps between them but also their fair share of injuries. READ »

Sweden prepares to battle talented Spanish squad

Sport: 13 Jun 08
Either Spain or Sweden could wrap up a place in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals if they emerge triumphant from the pair's Group D meeting here on Saturday. READ »

Ibrahimovic aiming to shoot down Spain

Sport: 12 Jun 08
Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has insisted he wants to fire his side into the Euro 2008 quarter-finals with a win over Spain on Saturday. READ »

'Chippen' doubtful for remaining Euro qualifiers

Sport: 11 Jun 08
Swedish midfielder Christian Wilhelmsson is likely to miss his country's remaining two pool matches at the Euro finals suffering a leg injury late in Sweden's 2-0 win over Greece. READ »

Swedes see off Greeks 2-0

Sport: 10 Jun 08
Sweden get their Euro 2008 campaign off to a flying start with a 2-0 victory over title holders Greece. READ »

'We can make Euro quarters': Henrik Larsson

Sport: 6 Jun 08
Veteran striker Henrik Larsson has said Sweden can make the last eight of Euro 2008 . READ »

Ljungberg: 'It's good to have Henrik back'

Sport: 5 Jun 08
Sweden's captain Freddie Ljungberg says it is good to have Henrik Larsson back as they prepare for their Euro 2008 campaign. READ »

Lagerbäck: Tactics over fancy footwork

Lifestyle: 29 May 08
Sweden's national football coach Lars Lagerbäck is seen as a master tactician who prefers a strictly organized game over flashy play, writes AFP's Pia Ohlin, READ »

Sweden prepares for Alpine adventure

Lifestyle: 20 May 08
Will Sweden, the eternal qualifiers, once again underachieve at the finals proper? Or does the current squad have what it takes to make its mark on Euro 2008. READ »

Henrik Larsson to play for Sweden at Euro 2008

Sport: 14 May 08
To the surprise and delight of most Swedish football fans, veteran striker Henrik Larsson was among the names when manager Lars Lagerbäck announced his squad for Euro 2008. READ »

Sweden 'must pick woman' for Euro 2008

National: 1 Apr 08
Sweden's hopes for Euro 2008 have been dealt a blow with the news that coach Lars Lagerbäck may be forced to include a female player in his squad. READ »

Sweden sunk by dazzling debutant

Sport: 27 Mar 08
Alexandre Pato showed why he is regarded as Brazil's next superstar marking his debut with a sublime strike to earn a 1-0 win over Sweden on Wednesday. READ »

Sweden without star Ibrahimovic for Brazil friendly

Sport: 25 Mar 08
A knee injury will leave Sweden without its star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the squad meets Brazil for a football friendly in London on Wednesday. READ »

Brazil leave out Ronaldinho for Swedish friendly

Sport: 12 Mar 08
Brazil coach Dunga has left out Barcelona star Ronaldinho from a squad to face Sweden in a match to mark the 50th anniversary of the World Cup final between the two sides. READ »

Lagerbäck to continue as Sweden’s football coach

Sport: 4 Jan 08
Head coach Lars Lagerbäck and his assistant agree to a contract extension through 2010. READ »

Sweden avoids group of death

Sport: 2 Dec 07
The Swedish national team now knows what it needs to do to advance beyond the group stages at next summer's European Championships. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden faces 'tough' World Cup group

Sport: 26 Nov 07
Football: Lagerbäck assesses challenges ahead. Golf: Chopra loses sudden death playoff down under. READ »

Victory over Latvia sends Sweden to Euro finals

Sport: 22 Nov 07
Sweden goes through to the finals of Euro 2008 after a 2-1 win at home to Latvia on Wednesday night. READ »

Sports digest: Nystrand smashes two world records

Sport: 19 Nov 07
Swimming: Stefan Nystrand excels in Berlin. Golf: Jimenez snatches Hong Kong victory from Karlsson. Football: Swedes prepare for crucial tie against Latvia. READ »

Swedes aim to seal qualification in Madrid

Sport: 17 Nov 07
Sweden take on Spain in a crucial Euro 2008 qualifier at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. READ »

Swedes spurred on by chance of revenge

Sport: 17 Oct 07
Sweden's footballers meet Northern Ireland this evening knowing that victory will be enough to assure them of a place in next year's European Championships. READ »

Sports digest: Karlovic serves up Stockholm treat

Sport: 15 Oct 07
Tennis: Johansson outserved i Stockholm Open final. Football: Sweden sets sights on Euro 2008. Golf: Stenson reach world matchplay semi finals. READ »

Sweden and Denmark in thrilling stalemate

Sport: 9 Sep 07
Sweden's Euro 2008 qualifier against rivals Denmark ended goalless on Saturday night, a result which effectively ends Denmark's hopes of qualifying but leaves Sweden in pole position in Group F. READ »

Denmark to appeal UEFA decision

Sport: 8 Jun 07
Sweden have been awarded a 3-0 victory over Denmark by European football's governing body UEFA on Friday, following the abandonment of their Euro 2008 qualifier last weekend in Copenhagen. READ »

Sweden awarded win as supporter attacks referee

Sport: 2 Jun 07
The Euro 2008 qualifier between Sweden and Denmark ended in controversy on Saturday night, with the Swedes awarded a 3-0 victory after a Danish supporter attacked the referee. All after Denmark had fought back from 3-0 down to level the score. READ »

Sports digest: Elfsborg tipped to retain title

Sport: 2 Apr 07
Sweden tastes defeat in Belfast. New football season about to kick off. Linköping advance to hockey final. Three medals in Melbourne for Swedish swimmers. READ »

Sports digest: Zlatan returns for Belfast qualifier

Sport: 26 Mar 07
Sweden face Northern Ireland in Euro qualifier. Linköping and MODO well placed in ice hockey semis. Synchronized divers get timing right in Melbourne. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden tops podium at European athletics championships

Sport: 5 Mar 07
New to The Local: A weekly sports digest following the fortunes of sporting Swedes. This week: Sweden claims athletics gold medals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic rejoins the national team. Dolph Lundgren watches ice hockey in Dallas. And more besides. READ »

Ibrahimovic returns to Swedish fold for Euro qualifier

Sport: 2 Mar 07
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and coach Lars Lagerbäck have buried the hatchet. The Inter Milan striker has once more made himself available for selection to the national team. READ »

Euro 2008 Qualifier: Sweden's stand-ins battle past Iceland

Sport: 12 Oct 06
With two classy goals Sweden swept past Iceland in Reykjavik on Wednesday to maintain their 100 percent record in their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. READ »

Ljungberg to miss Iceland game

Sport: 9 Oct 06
Sweden skipper Freddie Ljungberg is injured and will miss Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Iceland, it has been announced. READ »

Euro 2008 qualifier: Sweden defeat sorry Spain

Sport: 7 Oct 06
Sweden silenced their critics and maintained their perfect Euro 2008 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Spain at the Råsunda stadium on Saturday evening. READ »

Euro 2008: Sweden battle past Group F minnows

Sport: 7 Sep 06
Sweden defeated lowly Liechtenstein 3-1 in Gothenburg on Wednesday night. But they should have scored more, admitted coach Lars Lagerbäck afterwards. READ »

Mellberg: I will not play under Lagerbäck again

Sport: 5 Sep 06
Former Sweden captain Olof Mellberg has said he will not play for his country again as long as Lars Lagerbäck remains coach. Mellberg was exluded from the team on Monday after a returning late to the squad's hotel. READ »

Swedish football stars booted out of national squad

Sport: 5 Sep 06
Sweden's national football team was enveloped in scandal on Monday night as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Olof Mellberg and Christian Wilhelmsson were dismissed from the squad due to face Liechtenstein in Gothenburg on Wednesday. READ »

Sweden manager's home vandalised

Sport: 21 Aug 06
A group of Swedish football fans have expressed their anger at the continued employment of national team coach Lars Lagerbäck by nailing a sheet with the words 'Lagerbäck resign!' to his house. READ »

Ljungberg named Sweden captain

Sport: 8 Aug 06
Fredrik Ljungberg is to replace Olof Mellberg as captain of the Swedish national football team. But the injury-hit 29-year old will not be present at Sweden's next game. READ »

Ragged Sweden outclassed by Germany

Sport: 24 Jun 06
The dream is over. The yellow-and-blues crashed out of the World Cup on Saturday after two goals and a sending off in the first half against the hosts proved too great a hurdle to overcome. READ »

Lagerbäck: we were too passive

Sport: 24 Jun 06
Swedish coach Lars Lagerbäck says the game was lost in the first twenty minutes - and defends his decision to interrupt Henrik Larsson's penalty preparation with a substitution. READ »

Lagerbäck optimistic over Zlatan

Smörgåsbord: 23 Jun 06
Sweden coach Lars Lagerbäck says Zlatan Ibrahimovic came through training unscathed and could be fit in time for today's World Cup match against Germany. READ »

Larsson confident before Germany tie

Sport: 22 Jun 06
"Sweden are an unpleasant team to play against"
Sweden's Henrik Larsson admits that with home advantage and on a good streak of form Germany are the favourites for Saturday's last 16 World Cup clash. "But we hope to pull off a surprise," he says. READ »

"No fear" as Swedes prepare for England

Smörgåsbord: 20 Jun 06
Sweden holds its breath before Tuesday night's clash with England in the teams' final group match of the World Cup. "We're not going into this match with any fear," says midfielder Tobias Linderoth. READ »

Swedes bullish ahead of England clash

Sport: 19 Jun 06
Victory more important than patriotism for Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sweden's footballers know the English game back-to-front, says coach Lars Lagerbäck, ahead of Tuesday's clash. "Not exactly brimming with creativity," is Anders Svensson's appraisal of his opponents. READ »

Ljungberg: Swedish fans were the best ever

Smörgåsbord: 16 Jun 06
Fredrik Ljungberg's last headed goal was "about a year ago" - and the Swedish fans' reaction to the last-minute winner was "absolutely the best", he said. READ »

Zlatan hopes for England recovery

Smörgåsbord: 16 Jun 06
Sweden coach Lars Lagerbäck has confirmed that Zlatan was taken off at half time in the game against Paraguay not because he was ineffective but because he had a groin strain. READ »

Late Ljungberg header saves Sweden

Sport: 15 Jun 06
Ljungberg: Swedish fans were best ever
Zlatan hopes for England recovery
An 89th minute goal from Fredrik Ljungberg gave Sweden their first win since last October - and a healthy chance of progressing to the next stage of the World Cup Finals. READ »

Swedes bid to break goal drought against Paraguay

Smörgåsbord: 15 Jun 06
Only a thumping victory over Paraguay on Thursday night will satisfy the baying blue-yellow supporters and give Sweden any real chance of progressing to the next stage. But the South Americans have other ideas. READ »

Paraguay plan to send Sweden packing

Sport: 14 Jun 06
Paraguay and Sweden meet on Thursday in a make-or-break clash for Lars Lagerbäck's boys. The South Americans are confident while the Swedes say the Ljungberg-Mellberg row is history. READ »

Paraguay coach: we can beat Sweden

Sport: 12 Jun 06
And after Saturday's performance against Trinidad and Tobago, most Swedish fans would probably agree. Fighting talk from Paraguay coach Anibal 'Maño' Ruiz, who rates Sweden as "about our level". READ »

Ljungberg: we should have scored four

Smörgåsbord: 11 Jun 06
Sweden's Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg believes his team should have beaten Trinidad and Tobago by at least four goals instead of allowing the 10-man Caribbean side to escape with a 0-0 draw. READ »

Old boys hold key in Sweden opener

Sport: 9 Jun 06
Sweden kick off their World Cup campaign against Trinidad & Tobago on Saturday with both teams pinning their hopes on two 34-year-olds looking to shine once more in the twilight of their careers. READ »

Training accident rules out Swedish keeper

Sport: 8 Jun 06
Sweden suffer a blow 48 hours before their opening World Cup match as goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson is ruled out after taking a shot from colleague Kim Källström in the face. READ »

Sweden flat in final friendly

Sport: 3 Jun 06
In the final dress rehearsal before the World Cup in Germany, the Swedish team forgot their lines against a sprightly Chile. A scorcher from Henrik Larsson was the only highlight of the 1-1 draw. READ »

Ljungberg joins Swedish squad for training

Sport: 31 May 06
Sweden and Arsenal midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg has fought off a foot injury to take part in his first training session with his country's World Cup squad on Wednesday. READ »

Sweden booed off after Finland draw

Sport: 26 May 06
In their second to last match before heading off to the World Cup Finals in Germany, a largely second-string Swedish team only managed to draw 0-0 with Finland at the Ullevi stadium on Thursday. READ »

Lagerbäck names Swedish World Cup squad

Sport: 10 May 06
Sweden's World Cup squad has been revealed by manager Lars Lagerbäck. There were two debutantes among the familiar names, and inevitably a few disappointments. READ »

Larsson: Sweden will learn lessons of Irish defeat

Sport: 2 Mar 06
Henrik Larsson is confident that Sweden will have absorbed the lessons of a 3-0 friendly defeat to Ireland before they begin their World Cup campaign this summer. READ »

Zlatan injured as Swedes go down 3-0

Sport: 2 Mar 06
It was a miserable night in Dublin for World Cup-bound Sweden, as they went down 3-0 to Ireland and saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic injured in the process. READ »

Sweden to meet England in World Cup 2006

Sport: 10 Dec 05
"It's almost a parody," said Swedish manager Lars Lagerbäck, while England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson chuckled nervously as Sweden were drawn in the same group as England at next summer's World Cup. But both countries should progress. READ »

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