The Local Sweden

Runaway escalator breaks up football brawl

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:18:00 +0200

Fans of southern Sweden football rivals Malmö FF and Helsingborgs IF were all set to wage battle in the train station but the escalator had other ideas, speeding up and separating the supporters by throwing them to the floor.

Stockholm arena bomb was 'murder attempt'

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:20:00 +0200

Stockholm police have classified an explosive device found outside the new Tele2 Arena prior to a planned football match on Thursday as attempted murder.

Ten fans held after football match brawl

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0200

Ten football supporters were held following a massive brawl in Eskilstuna in eastern Sweden on Saturday evening.

Reinfeldt: society must resist hooliganism

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:17:00 +0200

Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reindfeldt called on society to take a stand against the hooligans ruining Swedish football following the resignation of the coach of Stockholm club Djurgården citing fan threats.

Swedish hooligans jailed for Gothenburg clash

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:38:00 +0100

A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced 15 football hooligans who clashed with police at a 2011 match in Gothenburg to up to six months in jail.

Player death threat puts Swedish hooliganism back in focus

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:25:00 +0200

With football officials still reeling from a match in southern Sweden in which supporters called for the death of an opposing player, contributor Patrick Reilly takes a first-hand look at football hooliganism in Skåne.

Player death threat mars Swedish football match

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:10:00 +0200

A match between rival south Sweden football clubs was nearly called off on Monday after supporters from Helsingborg unfurled a banner calling for the murder of a player on opposing side Malmö FF.

Poland seeks Swedish help before Euro 2012

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:05:00 +0100

The Polish government has asked for assistance from the Swedish police concerning the security situation when Swedish supporters travel to the Euro 2012 football championships.

Shoppers driven out of town in 'hooligan' mix up

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:19:00 +0100

Four guys out shoe shopping on a Sunday afternoon suddenly found themselves detained and whisked to the edge of town by police, mistaking them for a gang of criminal football hooligans.

Football fans stage silent derby protest

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:05:00 +0200

The Stockholm derby match between Djurgården and AIK began in deathly silence on Monday evening as fans from both sides staged a protest at all they consider to have gone wrong with game.

Football hooliganism prompts 'strike' threat

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:54:00 +0200

Malmö FF striker Dardan Rexhepi has called for the authorities to act decisively to tackle the growing problem of hooliganism in Swedish football, threatening to strike if nothing happens to curb the trend.

Malmö FF fined for fan's attack on football player

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:11:00 +0200

The Swedish Football Federation (SvFF) have reached their verdict about the calamitous derby match between Malmö FF and Helsingborg, having decided to award Helsingborg a 3-0 victory, whilst fining Malmö 150,000 kronor ($23,000).

Hooligans strike in pre-game brawl

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:10:00 +0200

At least five people were injured in the early hours Sunday morning when fans of Stockholm’s Hammarby football club clashed with guests in a restaurant, a brawl that later took to the streets.

Hooligan's parents' plea: 'don't hurt our son'

Thu, 26 May 2011 17:42:00 +0200

The parents of an 18-year-old football fan who ran onto the pitch and punched a goalkeeper during a match between Malmö and Helsingborg on Tuesday have made a public appeal against vigilante justice in the wake of threats made against their son.

'The Swedish hooligan disease' - a case of footballing déjà vu

Thu, 26 May 2011 13:54:00 +0200

As Swedish football reacts to the latest of a string of hooligan incidents in recent weeks, The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson looks back at the case of the “drunk Dane” who attacked the referee in a Euro 2008 qualifier and wonders if any lessons have been learnt.

Police officer charged with drunken assault of football supporter

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:16:00 +0200

An off-duty, drunk police officer has been charged with assaulting a football supporter in a Stockholm metro station last October.

Swedish football clubs threatened by their fans

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:39:00 +0200

Players, coaches and referees plying their trade in the Swedish Allsvenskan top flight are increasingly becoming the target of threats from supporters, often from their own clubs, according to a survey by broadcaster TV4.

Stockholm football club coach quits after threats

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:44:00 +0200

Michael Borgqvist has resigned his post as head coach of Stockholm football club Hammarby IF after receiving a number of anonymous threats.

Supporter cleared over hooligan battle

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:00:00 +0200

A 36-year-old Hammarby supporter has successfully appealed a conviction for assault following an arranged fight between around 100 rival football fans in a small town in southern Sweden.

Hooligan scandal at Stockholm derby

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:54:00 +0200

The Stockholm derby match between AIK and Hammarby on Monday evening was plagued by hooliganism and rioting for the second consecutive year.