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Sport: 20 Jun 12
Sweden ended its disappointing Euro 2012 campaign on a hopeful note, posting a convincing 2-0 victory over France on Tuesday night, giving the team and its supporters something to cheer about.
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Sport: 19 Jun 12
While Sweden won't be moving on to the Euro 2012 quarterfinals after losing their first two matches, they certainly don't plan on giving France an easy ride into the final eight in Tuesday night's match.
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Sport: 18 Jun 12
Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic revealed on Sunday that he intends to continue playing football for Sweden's national team, despite several other veterans from the Sweden side retiring after the failed Euro 2012 campaign.
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Sport: 16 Jun 12
Sweden were sent crashing out of the Euro 2012 tournament after England's 3-2 victory on Friday, marking Sweden's second defeat in as many matches.
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Sport: 12 Jun 12
Sweden's national side was dealt a major blow in its quest for footballing glory at Euro 2012, losing 2-1 to co-hosts Ukraine in the team's opening game in Kiev.
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Sport: 11 Jun 12
The Local's Joe Lynskey takes a look at what Sweden can expect as they kick off their Euro 2012 Group in Kiev against co-hosts Ukraine on Monday night.
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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.
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Business & Money: 2 May 11
Dozens of Swedish university students desperate to find accommodation in Stockholm lost at least 350,000 kronor ($58,000) in an internet housing scam.
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National: 24 Feb 11
A 21-year-old woman charged with killing her father told investigators in Sweden that some of the evidence against her can be attributed to her love of a US television series about a serial killer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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Sport: 28 Jan 08
Sweden defender Olof Mellberg is to leave English club Aston Villa and move to Italian club Juventus.
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Sport: 26 Jan 08
Football: Aston Villa have confirmed that Juventus are interested in signing veteran Swedish international defender Olof Mellberg.
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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.
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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.
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National: 2 Dec 06
A potato farmer in southern Sweden said on Saturday she was bringing in the country's latest potato harvest thanks to one of the mildest and driest autumns on record.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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