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 No longer able to call up Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden is in dire need of radical changes to win fans and games as it faces the Netherlands in their World Cup qualifying opener. https://www.thelocal.se/20160905/swedens-footballers-kick-off-post-zlatan-reform-phase Mon, 05 Sep 2016 16:38:49 +0200 swedens-footballers-kick-off-post-zlatan-reform-phase UPDATED: Sweden national coach Erik Hamrén announced on Monday that he will quit when his contract runs out after the Euro 2016 finals in France this summer. https://www.thelocal.se/20160201/is-swedens-national-coach-stepping-down Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:46:07 +0100 is-swedens-national-coach-stepping-down Sweden may have no chance of qualifying for the Euro 2012 quarter-finals having lost both their games thus far but if France are expecting an easy ride into the last eight they are in for a shock on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120619/41520 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:40:00 +0200 41520 Swedish star footballer Zlatan was at the centre of a series of fracas in the Swedish dressing room on a turbulent night for Erik Hamren's side during its Euro 2012 opener in Kiev on Monday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20120612/41396 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:24:00 +0200 41396 Sweden coach Erik Hamrén said on Sunday that he and his squad were taking their opening game against Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine seriously despite their openly relaxed approach in training. https://www.thelocal.se/20120611/41366 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:01:00 +0200 41366 As Sweden prepares to go into battle at the European Championships in Poland and the Ukraine, The Local's Joe Lynskey asks some of the country's top football writers what fans can expect from its national side. https://www.thelocal.se/20120607/41300 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:25:00 +0200 41300 Erik Hamrén has received many plaudits since taking over as coach of Sweden, not least for his preference for a more attacking style than his predecessor Lars Lagerbäck. https://www.thelocal.se/20120517/40894 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:10:00 +0200 40894 Swedish coach Eric Hamrén took a gamble on Monday by naming Johan Elmander in his 23-man squad for Euro 2012 despite the veteran striker having broken a bone in his foot on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120515/40834 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:29:00 +0200 40834 A brace of goals from Pontus Wernbloom were enough to secure Sweden a comfortable 2-0 win against Hungary in Stockholm on Friday in their Euro 2012 opening qualifier. https://www.thelocal.se/20100904/28768 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:18:00 +0200 28768 Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his return from a ten month international hiatus as Sweden beat Scotland 3-0 in their friendly in Stockholm on Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.se/20100812/28320 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:13:00 +0200 28320 Barcelona star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named in the Sweden squad to face Scotland in a friendly at Råsunda stadium in Solna on August 11th, marking the end of a nine month national team hiatus. https://www.thelocal.se/20100803/28162 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:53:00 +0200 28162 Barcelona star Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to return as captain of the Swedish national team after a nine month absence, the Swedish Football Federation confirmed at lunchtime on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100716/27834 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:20:00 +0200 27834 Erik Hamrén, Sweden's new national football team trainer, got his tenure off the right foot with a 0-1 win over Wales at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100304/25338 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:08:00 +0100 25338