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Barcelona's star forward charts her journey back to full fitness after a knee injury that kept her out for six months

Arsenal and Sweden international defender Amanda Ilestedt is stepping away from football after announcing she is pregnant. Ilestedt, 31, joined Arsenal from Paris Saint-Germain in June and has gone on to make 15 appearances for her new club, scoring three goals. She will continue to undertake light training activities but won’t be available for selection by Jonas Eidevall until after she has given birth. An Arsenal statement read: “We are delighted to share the happy news that Amanda Ilestedt is expecting her first child. “Amanda is doing well and we are supporting her...

Former Arsenal midfielder Kristoffer Olsson has been diagnosed as having multiple small blood clots on both sides of his brain as a result of an “extremely rare inflammatory condition in his brain vessels,” his club Midtjylland has said. Olsson, 28, was hospitalised in Aarhus, Denmark after losing consciousness on February 20. The footballer was placed on a ventilator in hospital and has undergone several scans and tests in recent weeks. “Based on the extensive examinations, scans and tests of recent weeks, the doctors can now determine that Kristoffer is affected by several...

Former Arsenal midfielder Kristoffer Olsson has been hospitalised after collapsing at his home, his club Midtjylland has said. The 28-year-old lost consciousness on February 20 and was subsequently transferred to Aarhus University hospital, where he is currently on a ventilator.   A statement from Midtjylland said that Olsson “is suffering from an apparently acute brain-related illness that is not due to self-harm of any kind, nor is it caused by external factors”. It read: “A team of Denmark’s leading medical experts is currently working hard to make a diagnosis and...

Newcastle's Swedish striker analyses his finishing and talks about his journey to the top

Elanga has already played three times the league minutes in his Forest debut year as he did in his whole final Manchester United season

One of Europe's top young stars spoke exclusively to The Athletic about his past, his future, and his name...

The Swedish winger is in the form of his Tottenham career, but his first coaches want him to improve in one area: scoring more goals

Mats Sundin's absence at Leafs events has hinted at a disconnect. The team's games in Sweden offered a chance to reconnect.

The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden that was abandoned for security reasons will not be replayed, with the 1-1 half-time score standing as the final result, UEFA has confirmed. Monday’s match was abandoned at half-time after two Swedish nationals were shot dead in a terrorist attack in Brussels. UEFA has confirmed each team will be awarded one point in the Group F standings after the Belgian and Swedish football associations both expressed their desire to not replay the match. A UEFA statement read: “To take the mentioned decision, the Executive Committee took note...

The full story of how the double shootings in Brussels sparked panic at Monday night's Euro 2024 qualifier

The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was abandoned at half-time on Monday after two Swedish nationals were shot dead in Brussels. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo confirmed the victims were Swedish and the decision was taken to call off the game at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels after what European football’s governing body UEFA described as a “suspected terrorist attack”. Belgium Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden said on Tuesday morning: “The perpetrator of the terrorist attack in Brussels has been identified and died.” UEFA confirmed in a...

Players from Spain and Sweden stood together with a banner reading “It’s over. Our fight is the global fight.” before the pair’s Nations League meeting on Friday. The fixture marked Spain’s first match since they beat England in the 2023 World Cup final. Spanish football association (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales kissed striker Jenni Hermoso during the medal ceremony — Hermoso says the kiss was not consensual, which Rubiales denies — sparking widespread criticism, resignations within the RFEF and proposed strike action from the players. Spain players wore...

Sweden captain Kosovare Asllani says her side are planning a joint show of support with the Spain Women’s team for their meeting on Friday as Spain prepare for their first match since Luis Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso after the World Cup final. A compromise between Spain’s players and the Spanish football association (RFEF) was reached on Wednesday with 21 of the 23 players called up for September’s camp agreeing to represent their country, having reiterated the week before that they would not play again until major changes were made at the RFEF. Spain meet Sweden in the...

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