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Ljungberg on Zlatan book claims: 'I pity him'

Sport: 17 Nov 11
Former Swedish international and Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg has responded to claims made by Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in his recently published autobiography that Ljungberg was a “prima donna”. READ »

Ljungberg agrees to bumper Japanese deal

Sport: 28 Aug 11
Former Swedish international and Arsenal star Fredrik Ljungberg is reportedly set to become the best paid footballer in the Japanese league after signing for Shimizu S-Pulse. READ »

Swedish post rescinds fee for late postcard

Business & Money: 9 Feb 11
Posten, the Swedish postal service, has announced that a man in eastern Sweden who has finally received a postcard originally posted more than 16 years ago will not have to pay a 16 kronor ($2.50) fee that it had previously demanded after all. READ »

Ljungberg signs with Scotland's Celtic

Sport: 30 Dec 10
Swedish footballer and former Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg has signed with Scottish club Celtic, the team announced on Thursday. READ »

'Freddie Ljungberg is a very famous player - and I like his underwear'

Sport: 28 Dec 10
South Korean international Cha Du Ri admitted on Monday that he's a fan of Celtic target Freddie Ljungberg's fashionable choice of underwear as well as the Swede's stylish game. READ »

Celtic mulls Ljungberg signing

Sport: 27 Dec 10
Former Swedish captain and Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg may sign for Glasgow giants Celtic as the club bids to add some experience in their push for the Scottish Premier League crown. READ »

Postmen warned for stand over 'racist' mail

National: 20 Aug 10
Several postmen in Södertälje have been warned by their employer Posten after refusing to distribute election campaign material from the far-right National Democrats, arguing that the pamphlets constituted hate speech. READ »

Summer Rail Destinations: Halmstad

Travel: 24 Aug 09
Sponsored article: Initially built by the Danes as a defensive fortress, Halmstad is now a popular coastal retreat with a sophisticated cultural scene and thriving nightlife. READ »

Umeå's women footballers to challenge American all-stars

Sport: 1 Jul 09
The reigning champions of the Swedish women’s professional football league, Umeå IK, are heading to the United States to play a team of stars from the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). READ »

Swedish men 'not as masculine as they used to be': study

Society: 29 Apr 09
Swedish men have become more metrosexual and less masculine in recent times, according to a new survey polling both sexes on their opinion of the Swedish male. READ »

Ljungberg adds Swedish sex appeal to Seattle Sounders

Lifestyle: 20 Apr 09
Football player enthusiast Charlotte West reveals her deep admiration for the ball juggling skills of male model midfielder Freddie Ljungberg. READ »

Swedish football: A beginner’s guide to the Allsvenskan

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
With the Swedish football season kicking of this weekend, Nic Townsend separates the title hopefuls from the relegation woefuls in a team by team analysis of the Allsvenskan. READ »

Diplomatic life caught on camera

Society: 21 Jan 09
Sweden's foreign ministry has characterized as unfair national public broadcaster SVT's depiction of the country's overseas diplomatic missions in a new series of documentaries. READ »

Sweden's Ljungberg heading to Seattle

Sport: 29 Oct 08
Swedish footballer Freddie Ljungberg has signed on with the Seattle Sounders FC, the newest expansion team of the United States’ Major League Soccer (MLS) professional league. READ »

Sweden held by Portugal in World Cup qualifier

Sport: 12 Oct 08
Sweden were held to a goalless draw by Portugal in their group 1 World Cup 2010 qualifier in Stockholm on Saturday. READ »

Swedish footballer rejects Ronaldinho proposal

Sport: 25 Aug 08
Swedish Olympic footballer Johanna Almgren rejected a marriage proposal from Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho when they met at a hotel in China. 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 »

West Ham release Freddie Ljungberg

Sport: 6 Aug 08
Sweden midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has been released from his contract with English Premier League club West Ham. READ »

Ljungberg injury a blow to Sweden's Olympic football hopes

Sport: 4 Aug 08
A thigh injury has forced Hanna Ljungberg, one of the key players on Sweden’s Beijing-bound women’s football team, to sit out the Olympic Games. READ »

Fredrik Ljungberg leaves national team

Sport: 28 Jun 08
Sweden's national team captain Fredrik Ljungberg has announced his retirement from international football. 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 »

'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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Ukraine beat lacklustre Sweden

Sport: 2 Jun 08
Ukraine beat Sweden 1-0 in a lacklustre Euro 2008 warm-up match in Stockholm on Sunday. 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 »

'I'd love to play for Sweden'

Lifestyle: 12 May 08
David Bartram looks at Swedish football in transition: Elfsborg's English import reveals that he would jump at the opportunity to play for Sweden, while Glenn Hysén worries about the influx of foreign players. 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 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 »

Princess Madeleine most desirable Swedish Valentine

Dating: 13 Feb 08
Swedish singles hold Princess Madeleine and actor Michael Nyqvist close to their hearts. READ »

Men arrested over spectacular Gothenburg robbery

National: 22 Jan 08
Three men have been arrested after Tuesday morning's robbery at a postal depot in Gothenburg. "This robbery was on a bigger scale than any I have seen before," says police chief. READ »

From Diapers to Darfur

Lifestyle: 16 Nov 07
Most women on maternity leave think that changing diapers and feeding their youngsters - with the occasional latte for sustenance - is quite enough work. But a group of American women has also found time to raise Swedish awareness over the crisis in Darfur. Paul O'Mahony has met them. READ »

Mail companies refuse to distribute Muhammad caricature

Politics: 14 Nov 07
Sweden's largest direct marketing company has joined the national postal service in refusing to distribute a political newspaper containing a caricature of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. READ »

Swedish Euro qualification put on hold

Sport: 18 Oct 07
Sweden must wait until November to secure a berth in Euro 2008 after a tenacious display earned Northern Ireland a well deserved point in Stockholm. 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 edges closer to Euro finals

Sport: 14 Oct 07
Sweden's participation in Euro 2008 looks ever more assured after a comfortable 3-0 victory away to Liechtenstein on Saturday. READ »

Sweden exits World Cup despite victory

Sport: 18 Sep 07
Two goals from Charlotta Schelin were not enough to push Sweden into the quarter final stages of the Women's World Cup in China. Despite a 2-1 victory over North Korea, Sweden's involvement in the tournament has now come to an end. READ »

Sports digest: US retain Solheim Cup

Sport: 17 Sep 07
Golf: United States secure Solheim victory in Halmstad. Football: Sweden meet North Korea in must-win clash. Athletics: Susanna Kallur peaks at season's end. READ »

US power past Sweden at World Cup

Sport: 14 Sep 07
Strike sensation Abby Wambach led football heavyweights the United States to an emphatic 2-0 victory over European powerhouse Sweden at the women's World Cup in Chengdu on Friday. READ »

Sweden determined to break World Cup jinx

Sport: 10 Sep 07
Sweden concede they must get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday - a feat they have failed to achieve in the 16-year history of the premier tournament. READ »

Ljungberg joins West Ham United

Sport: 23 Jul 07
Sweden's national team captain Fredrik Ljungberg has crossed London to join West Ham United from Arsenal, with a reported salary of up to 1.4 million kronor per week. READ »

Sports digest: 'Most hated man in Denmark' apologizes

Sport: 4 Jun 07
Football: Pitch-invading Danish supporter apologizes. Tennis: Jonas Björkman becomes oldest player in 35 years to reach fourth round of French Open. Ice Hockey: Daniel Alfredsson hopes to captain Ottawa Senators to Stanley Cup glory. 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 »

Umeå prepares for Arsenal clash

Sport: 20 Apr 07
On Saturday afternoon Umeå IK - with the help of some of the world's brightest talents - will attempt to defend its UEFA Women's Cup title when the first leg of the final against Arsenal kicks off at Gammlavallen in Umeå. READ »

Umeå to expand stadium for UEFA final

Sport: 13 Mar 07
All of Umeå wants tickets to next month's UEFA Women’s Cup final. The club has applied for permission to erect an extra stand for a match that pits top London club Arsenal against the pride of northern Sweden. READ »

Swedes thrown out of Eurovision

National: 6 Feb 07
Swedish band the Rednex have been thrown out of the contest to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest. READ »

Ljungberg to stay at Arsenal

Sport: 12 Jan 07
Sweden captain Freddie Ljungberg is to continue plying his trade at the London giants, according to manager Arsene Wenger. Whether that will end speculation about the footballer's future is a different matter. READ »

Sweden loves Reinfeldt and Wallström

National: 29 Dec 06
Who do Swedes most admire? Royals, sports personalities and comedians are all in evidence on the nation's top ten lists - but Swedes reserve greatest admiration for their political leaders. 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 »

Ljungberg could miss game due to calf injury

Sport: 8 Oct 06
Freddie Ljungberg, captain of Sweden's football team, could miss the Euro 2008 qualifier against Iceland due to a calf complaint, the Swedish football association has said. 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 »

Ljungberg to shed his Calvins

Business & Money: 21 Sep 06
Fredrik Ljungberg is to end his successful four-year career modelling underwear for Calvin Klein. "It has been fantastic, but four years is enough," says Freddie. 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 »

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 open Euro qualifiers with victory

Sport: 3 Sep 06
Sweden were expected to open their European Championship qualifying campaign with a victory over Latvia, and that's just what they did - but they made hard work of their 1-0 victory. 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 »

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 »

Sweden through to last 16

Sport: 20 Jun 06
Sweden recovered twice to eke out a 2-2 draw against England in Cologne on Tuesday night, setting up a mouth-watering clash with hosts Germany. 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 »

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 »

Swedish players in locker room bust-up

Sport: 12 Jun 06
The Swedish team's disappointing World Cup performance against Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday caused tension between Olof Mellberg and Freddie Ljungberg, reports say. 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 »

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 »

Protagonist or puritan? The truth about Sweden and porn

Lifestyle: 13 May 06
Sweden’s reputation as the first country of filth is one of those lingering stereotypes. Like high taxes. But whilst there’s no denying the latter, what truth really is there in the triple X typecast? The Local’s Christine Demsteader investigates. 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 »

Ljungberg too sexy for Stockholm bureaucrats

Society: 26 Apr 06
A giant poster of footballer and occasional underpants model Freddie Ljungberg has been banned from Stockholm's Stureplan for being too 'sexist'. READ »

Rednex and Bäcklund snatch final Melodifestivalen places

Lifestyle: 13 Mar 06
Rednex and Magnus Bäcklund bagged the last two places in Saturday's Melodifestivalen final after winning the 'second chance' competition on Sunday evening. READ »

Secret celeb gossip list revealed

National: 22 Feb 06
A mailing list in which influential Swedes gossip about other Swedish celebrities has been 'exposed' in Dagens Nyheter. The earthy content of some entries amounts to 'hatred and persecution,' says the journalist who revealed all. READ »

Umeå win women's football cup

Sport: 15 Oct 05
Umeå are champions in Swedish women's football for the fourth time. Victory over Kalmar team Qbik puts them out of reach of their nearest rivals for the crown. READ »

Swedish star to stay at Arsenal

Smörgåsbord: 28 Jul 05
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Olympic gold medallist commits suicide

Sport: 18 Nov 04
What's wrong with Sweden's mental health system?
Wrestling champion Mikael Ljungberg, one of Sweden's most popular sportsmen, was found dead at Mölndal hospital on Wednesday. The country mourns, and once again the psychiatric care system is under fire. READ »

Zlatan steals the headlines as Sweden march on

Sport: 14 Oct 04
While Sweden's football team chalks up a couple of victories in their World Cup qualifiers, the press are fixated with Zlatan Ibrahimovic - even though he barely played. READ »

Sweden denied draw by referee

Sport: 9 Sep 04
A "perfect" equaliser in Sweden's second World Cup qualifying match against Croatia is ruled out while the country's favourite footballing son, Sven-Göran Eriksson lives to endure another day for England. READ »

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