https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ex-England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, known in Sweden as 'Svennis', has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he revealed in an interview. https://www.thelocal.se/20240111/swedish-football-coach-sven-goran-eriksson-reveals-he-has-at-best-a-year-to-live Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:31:38 +0100 swedish-football-coach-sven-goran-eriksson-reveals-he-has-at-best-a-year-to-live Sweden is set to face Spain in the Women's World Cup semi-final on Tuesday, after they beat Japan 2-1. https://www.thelocal.se/20230811/sweden-through-to-world-cup-semi-final-after-sending-japan-out-of-tournament Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:01:16 +0200 sweden-through-to-world-cup-semi-final-after-sending-japan-out-of-tournament Two Swedish players have tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the football team's Euro 2020 opener against Spain next week. https://www.thelocal.se/20210609/swedish-football-team-brings-in-new-covid-rules-after-two-players-test-positive Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:44:19 +0200 swedish-football-team-brings-in-new-covid-rules-after-two-players-test-positive Sweden will have to do without the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Euro 2020, but young talents like Alexander Isak and Dejan Kulusevski are bidding to make sure the veteran's absence isn't too keenly felt.  https://www.thelocal.se/20210607/what-are-swedens-chances-at-euro-2020 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 17:19:49 +0200 what-are-swedens-chances-at-euro-2020 Sweden head coach Janne Andersson flew to Milan to meet with Zlatan Ibrahimovic about a potential return to the national team. https://www.thelocal.se/20201126/zlatan-ibrahimovic-in-talks-with-swedish-football-chiefs-about-international-comeback Thu, 26 Nov 2020 21:57:12 +0100 zlatan-ibrahimovic-in-talks-with-swedish-football-chiefs-about-international-comeback Croatian midfielder Marcelo Brozovic tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, a day ahead of the country's Nations League match with Sweden, the Croatian football federation (HNS) said. https://www.thelocal.se/20201114/croatian-player-tests-positive-ahead-of-sweden-match Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:44:48 +0100 croatian-player-tests-positive-ahead-of-sweden-match An international friendly originally set to be held in Stockholm will now instead be played in Moscow, due to Sweden's non-EU coronavirus travel restrictions. https://www.thelocal.se/20200923/swedens-coronavirus-travel-ban-stops-international-friendly-in-stockholm Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:53:45 +0200 swedens-coronavirus-travel-ban-stops-international-friendly-in-stockholm Zlatan Ibrahimovic warned on Friday he was not back at AC Milan just to act as a mascot and immediately got off the mark for his new club by scoring in a friendly against a local lower league side. https://www.thelocal.se/20200104/not-just-a-mascot-ibrahimovic-off-the-mark-in-ac-milan-friendly Sat, 04 Jan 2020 10:31:35 +0100 not-just-a-mascot-ibrahimovic-off-the-mark-in-ac-milan-friendly The statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Malmö has suffered its latest damage in a string of attacks by vandals. https://www.thelocal.se/20191222/zlatan-statue-loses-nose-in-latest-vandalism-in-malm Sun, 22 Dec 2019 15:05:08 +0100 zlatan-statue-loses-nose-in-latest-vandalism-in-malm He once appeared to be an untouchable hero in his hometown, but will fans in Malmö be able to forgive Zlatan Ibrahimovic's decision to invest in a rival football club? https://www.thelocal.se/20191220/how-malm-fell-out-of-love-with-zlatan-ibrahimovic Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:32:02 +0100 how-malm-fell-out-of-love-with-zlatan-ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimovic has bought around a quarter of the shares in Stockholm-based football team Hammarby, the club announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20191127/why-has-zlatan-just-invested-in-a-stockholm-football-team Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:28:27 +0100 why-has-zlatan-just-invested-in-a-stockholm-football-team Struggling Italian giants AC Milan have offered Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic a six-month deal to come to their aid, according to Italian media. https://www.thelocal.se/20191121/could-zlatan-ibrahimovic-be-heading-back-to-italy-next Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:00:54 +0100 could-zlatan-ibrahimovic-be-heading-back-to-italy-next An Australian team are staging an audacious bid to get their hands on former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic before his career ends. But how good are their odds? https://www.thelocal.se/20191101/could-zlatan-ibrahimovic-go-to-australia-for-one-last-hurrah Fri, 01 Nov 2019 09:55:44 +0100 could-zlatan-ibrahimovic-go-to-australia-for-one-last-hurrah Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland want to jointly host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027. https://www.thelocal.se/20191029/denmark-norway-sweden-nordic-countries-to-launch-joint-bid-to-host-2027-world-cup Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:06:24 +0100 denmark-norway-sweden-nordic-countries-to-launch-joint-bid-to-host-2027-world-cup Zlatan Ibrahimovic unveiled an almost three-metre tall bronze statue of himself in his hometown of Malmö. https://www.thelocal.se/20191009/in-pictures-zlatan-ibrahimovics-larger-than-life-statue-in-malm Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:55:09 +0200 in-pictures-zlatan-ibrahimovics-larger-than-life-statue-in-malm A tasty return match could be on the menu after the 1-1 draw between Malmö FF and FC Copenhagen on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20191004/copenhagen-and-malm-even-in-feisty-battle-of-the-bridge Fri, 04 Oct 2019 15:38:42 +0200 copenhagen-and-malm-even-in-feisty-battle-of-the-bridge FC Copenhagen fans have arrived in their hundreds in the Swedish city of Malmö, which is 30 minutes by train from Copenhagen. The two cities go head-to-head tonight in the UEFA Europa League. https://www.thelocal.se/20191003/who-will-take-scandinavian-bragging-rights-in-tonights-battle-of-the-resund Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:10:13 +0200 who-will-take-scandinavian-bragging-rights-in-tonights-battle-of-the-resund Manchester United defender Victor Nilsson Lindelöf has signed another long-term deal with the club. https://www.thelocal.se/20190919/swedish-defender-victor-lindelof-signs-five-year-deal-with-manchester-united Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:32:31 +0200 swedish-defender-victor-lindelof-signs-five-year-deal-with-manchester-united Or should that be the Øresund Bridge derby? https://www.thelocal.se/20190830/copenhagen-and-malm-to-clash-in-europa-league-resund-bridge-derby Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:50:01 +0200 copenhagen-and-malm-to-clash-in-europa-league-resund-bridge-derby The Swedish Football Association was on Tuesday reported to the country's equality ombudsman, with the people behind the report saying they suspected female players were victims of "wage discrimination". https://www.thelocal.se/20190710/swedish-football-association-reported-to-equality-watchdog-for-suspected-wage-discrimination Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:19:20 +0200 swedish-football-association-reported-to-equality-watchdog-for-suspected-wage-discrimination