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 The national side were without their talisman for the friendly against France and came up short against the Euro 2016 hosts. https://www.thelocal.se/20141119/sweden-sink-to-french-defeat-without-zlatan Wed, 19 Nov 2014 08:00:00 +0100 sweden-sink-to-french-defeat-without-zlatan Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Sweden's friendly match against France in Marseille on Tuesday, the Swedish Football Association has announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20141117/zlatan-to-miss-swedens-friendly-with-france Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:50:00 +0100 zlatan-to-miss-swedens-friendly-with-france With "friendly week" in full swing in Sweden, The Local's Oliver Gee wonders if Swedish people actually need help when it comes to friendliness. Hint: They do. https://www.thelocal.se/20140212/do-swedes-really-need-help-being-friendly Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:07:00 +0100 do-swedes-really-need-help-being-friendly In the run-up to Wednesday’s friendly football match between Sweden and England in Stockholm, a group of Swedish teenagers got the chance to meet the English national football team and watch them practice. https://www.thelocal.se/20121114/44422 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:37:00 +0100 44422