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'He's as handsome as a Greek Adonis'

Lifestyle: 2 Mar 12
A Swedish singing quartet is wowing Scandinavia with a tongue-in-cheek a cappella ditty extolling the sundry manly virtues of Norwegian cross-country skiing giant Petter Northug. READ »

Sweden smothered by dominant Dutch

Sport: 13 Oct 10
Two devastating first half mistakes by Sweden paved the way for a crushing 1-4 defeat at the hands of World Cup finalists the Netherlands in Euro 2012 qualifying play on Tuesday. READ »

Ibrahimovic scores twice in 10-man Euro rout

Sport: 8 Sep 10
Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted two goals in front of a hometown crowd in Malmö, as Sweden beat San Marino 6-0 on Tuesday in Euro 2012 football qualification. READ »

Sweden claims narrow win in Wales

Sport: 4 Mar 10
Erik Hamrén, Sweden's new national football team trainer, got his tenure off on the right foot with a 0-1 win over Wales at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on Wednesday. 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 »

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 »

Zlatan sinks Hungary with 'miracle' goal

Sport: 6 Sep 09
Zlatan Ibrahimovic kept Sweden’s 2010 World Cup dreams alive on Saturday when the star striker scored a dramatic injury time goal to give his team a 2-1 victory over hosts Hungary. 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 »

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 »

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 »

Larsson to miss World Cup qualifier against Portugal

Sport: 8 Oct 08
The captain of Sweden's national side, Henrik Larsson, will miss Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Portugal in Stockholm, due to a strain in his right thigh muscle, the Swedish Football Association said Tuesday. 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 »

'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 »

Holders Greece set sights on Swedish challenge

Sport: 9 Jun 08
Sweden face Euro title defenders Greece on Tuesday and will be hoping to dent the hopes of a repeat performance by Otto Rehhagel's unlikely heroes. 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 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 »

Mellberg moves to Juventus

Sport: 28 Jan 08
Sweden defender Olof Mellberg is to leave English club Aston Villa and move to Italian club Juventus. READ »

Juventus target Olof Mellberg

Sport: 26 Jan 08
Football: Aston Villa have confirmed that Juventus are interested in signing veteran Swedish international defender Olof Mellberg. 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 »

Sweden crush Iceland

Sport: 7 Jun 07
Sweden beat Iceland 5-0 in a Euro 2008 qualifier in Stockholm, in front of an enthusiastic crowd in the capital's Råsunda stadium on Sweden's National Day. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Smörgåsbored of football

Business & Money: 2 Jul 04
The last mention of Sweden's footballing odyssey, drunken sailors in the archipelago, and interesting ways of dealing with the jobless and nursery education. All the scraps from the media's table. READ »

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