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Lesbian kiss fails to shock Eurovision fans
National: 17 May 13
A woman-on-woman kiss during the semi-finals failed to raise eyebrows among Eurovision Song Contest fans, but AFP's Sören Billing finds out why the "Gays World Cup" may not please socially conservative eastern European authorities.
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Swede wows Katy Perry with jungle jingle
Lifestyle: 11 Apr 13
A hot new Swedish singer got a big boost this week from US pop star Katy Perry, whose social media shout-out helped Ellinor Olovsdotter, better known as Elliphant, reach millions of new fans, making her our pick for Swede of the Week.
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Sweden beats Ireland in stadium 'cold war'
Sport: 20 Mar 13
Football's governing body FIFA has put a lid on Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni's wish that the roof of Stockholm's Friends Arena be open for Friday's World Cup qualifier against Sweden.
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Swedish football ladies beaten by teen boys
Sport: 16 Jan 13
Sweden's women's national football team suffered a crushing defeat during a friendly in Stockholm on Tuesday, with the country's top female players finding themselves shutout by an undermanned local boys team.
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Swede Sundhage named FIFA coach of the year
Sport: 8 Jan 13
Swedish football coach Pia Sundhage, who led the US women's team to Olympic gold before taking over as manager in her home country, broke into song after being named FIFA Women's World Coach of the Year on Monday.
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Sweden's biggest news stories in 2012
Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 12
With the end of 2012 in sight, The Local looks back at some of the stories that dominated headlines in Sweden over the past year.
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AIK nab victory at final Råsunda match
Sport: 4 Nov 12
The legendary Stockholm football stadium Råsunda hosted its last ever game in Sweden's top football league, the Allsvenskan, with AIK beating Malmö FF 2-0.
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Zlatan winner saves Sweden's blushes
Sport: 13 Oct 12
A winner from Paris Saint Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic enabled Sweden to overcome the World Cup minnows of the Faroe Islands in Torshavn on Friday.
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Malmö set for first-ever Brazil-Iraq football clash
Sport: 10 Oct 12
Malmö in southern Sweden is gearing up to host a historic footballing clash between Brazil and Iraq on Thursday, the first time the two national sides will meet in international competition.
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Sweden snags 2-0 win over Kazakhstan
Sport: 12 Sep 12
A thundering first-half volley from Rasmus Elm put Sweden on the path to a 2-0 victory over Kazakhstan on Tuesday night as the team began its campaign to qualify for the 2014 football World Cup.
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Swedish women crush South Africa 4-1
Sport: 26 Jul 12
Sweden beat South Africa 4-1 in their opening game of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament on Wednesday evening, dominating the match from the very beginning.
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Premier League team reunites footballing twins
Sport: 31 Jan 12
English Premier League team Blackburn Rovers reunited the Swedish Olsson brothers in their squad on Tuesday when they signed Marcus, brother of Martin, on the January transfer deadline day.
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Stockholm International School celebrates its 60th anniversary
Education: 22 Nov 11
Stockholm International School has seen thousands of students pass through its doors since it was founded in 1951. To mark its fiftieth birthday, Maggie Dankiewicz, Valerie Evers, Caroline Engström-Roberts and the students of Grade 5 tell of its fascinating history.
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Sweden ease through to World Cup semi-final
National: 10 Jul 11
Sweden have progressed to the semi-finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup after a comfortable 3-1 victory over Australia on Sunday, lining up a clash with Japan.
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Swedish women start 2011 World Cup quest
Lifestyle: 28 Jun 11
As Sweden kicks off their FIFA Women's World Cup campaign on Tuesday in Germany, contributor Oliver Gee takes stock of the Swedes' chances of being crowned the world champions of women's football.
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Swede narrowly misses FIFA best goal award
Sport: 10 Jan 11
Swedish striker Linus Hallenius was among the finalists to take home FIFA's award for the "most beautiful" goal of 2010, but lost out to Hamit Altintop of Turkey.
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Swedish honeymooner killed in South Africa
National: 15 Nov 10
A Swedish woman on honeymoon in South Africa with her British millionaire husband has been found dead following a carjacking incident outside of Cape Town.
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Swedes impress at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Sport: 27 Jul 10
Although Sweden missed out on the World Cup in South Africa this year, the women's team at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany impressed the crowds in its tournament debut.
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Lagerbäck spurns chance to keep coaching Nigeria
Sport: 23 Jul 10
Sweden's Lars Lagerback has turned down an offer to continue coaching the Nigerian football team, the national football federation (NFF) confirmed on Friday.
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Lagerbäck concerned over Nigeria death threats
Sport: 22 Jun 10
Nigeria coach Lars Lagerbäck on Monday described the death threats levelled at Super Eagle's midfielder Sani Keita after his sending off against Greece as "a sad situation", while a spokesperson tried to play down its importance.
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Eriksson rejects Brazilian fears over Drogba cast
National: 20 Jun 10
Ivory Coast coach Sven Göran Eriksson has brushed aside Brazilian concerns over an arm cast worn by star striker Didier Drogba as the two sides prepare for Sunday's mouth-watering World Cup fixture.
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Eriksson enters 'Jabulani' World Cup ball debate
Sport: 16 Jun 10
Ivory Coast manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has joined the controversy over the Jabulani, the broadly criticized Adidas ball being used at the World Cup in South Africa, calling for a review.
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Långholmen wins opt-out on 'Swedish player' rule
Sport: 25 Mar 10
In a decision with some parallels to the landmark Bosman ruling, the Swedish Football Association has granted The Local's partner football club Långholmen FC a dispensation from regulations requiring a quota of Sweden-bred players.
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Swedes draw Dutch and Finns in Euro 2012 qualifiers
Sport: 7 Feb 10
Sweden face Holland, Hungary and neighbours Finland in a Euro 2012 qualification group that gives Erik Hamrén's side a chance to settle old scores.
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Barcelona Christmas gift for Zlatan's first club
Sport: 22 Dec 09
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first club FBK Balkan have got an early Christmas present of 1.5 million kronor ($206,000) courtesy of FC Barcelona.
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Swedish ref on handball goal: 'It wasn't my fault'
Sport: 24 Nov 09
Martin Hansson, the much-criticized Swedish referee who last week missed a handball by French international Thierry Henry, has spoken out about the incident for the first time to a Swedish newspaper.
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Swede in hot seat after disputed French goal
Sport: 19 Nov 09
Football commentators in Sweden have slammed referee Martin Hansson for missing a handball by France’s Thierry Henry which dashed Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup.
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Ibrahimovic nominated for FIFA award
Sport: 30 Oct 09
Sweden and Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named among the 23 contenders short-listed for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
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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).
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Sweden gears up for VIVA World Cup
Sport: 1 Jul 08
As Europe finally calms down after a month of football fever, the small town of Gällivare is gearing up to host a smaller, but far more international football competition, Ben Kersley reports.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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Sweden's Johansson loses UEFA vote
Sport: 26 Jan 07
Swede Lennart Johansson has lost the vote to remain president of European footballing body UEFA, being beaten by French football legend Michel Platini. The vote followed a bitter dispute between the men.
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Johansson confident of retaining UEFA top job
Sport: 19 Jan 07
UEFA boss Lennart Johansson is ready to do battle with French contender Michel Platini when voting takes place on January 26th. "I'm confident, optimistic, and prepared," says the Swede.
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Johansson hits back at Fifa boss
Sport: 15 Jan 07
A war of words between the Swedish head of European football organisation UEFA and the head of the sport's international governing body intensified on Monday.
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Umeå's Marta named top woman footballer
Sport: 19 Dec 06
Sweden-based Brazilian international Marta has won the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award. The 20-year old was making her third consecutive appearance at the Zurich ceremony.
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Swede wants to continue leading European football
Sport: 11 Jul 06
The president of European football's governing body UEFA, Lennart Johansson, announced in Berlin on Tuesday that he would seek a renewed mandate next year.
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Fifa man makes late night 'booty call' to Swedish photographer
Sport: 31 May 06
A Swedish press photographer covering the Paraguayan World Cup squad was called in the middle of the night by a Fifa official trying to get her to meet one of the players who "wanted to get to know her better".
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Lennart Johansson to stand down from UEFA
Sport: 9 Jan 06
UEFA's longserving president, Swede Lennart Johansson, says it's time for someone else to run European football's ruling body. He wants to go fishing instead.
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Sweden books place at World Cup 2006
Sport: 13 Oct 05
With a 3-1 victory over the mighty Iceland, Sweden are off to Germany next summer. And despite a 'dream goal' from Henrik Larsson (pictured), a certain Zlatan stole the show.
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Sex will sell women's football - Swedish supremo
Sport: 17 Jun 05
In a most un-Swedish pronouncement, Lennart Johansson, the 75 year old head of European football, says that if the women's game is to take off it needs to make more of the "sweaty, lovely looking girls" in sponsorship and promotion.
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Hooligan riot threatens AIK survival
Sport: 21 Oct 04
After a dismal season which looks increasingly likely to end in relegation, the last thing AIK needed was 200 hooligans rioting midway through a match. Dark days for the Stockholm club.
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