Stockholm (AFP) – The Swedish women's football team have replaced their names on the backs of their blue and yellow jerseys with quotes they hope will inspire and motivate girls, they said Friday. "Believe in your damn self," reads the back of midfielder Lisa Dahlqvist's jersey, a quote from Swedish singer Zara Larsson. Star striker […]

Stockholm (AFP) – Sweden on Wednesday banned fans from covering their faces at sporting venues to clamp down on violence by masked hooligans, while allowing exceptions for religious reasons. The ban, which aims to prevent people from "disguising all or part of their face so as to make it more difficult to be identified", will […]

Stockholm (AFP) – A teenager who attacked a goalkeeper on the pitch during a Swedish first division match acted because he was about to lose a bet he had placed on the game, the prosecution said Wednesday. In the 90th minute of a match between Jonkoping and visiters Ostersund on August 15, the 17-year-old, who […]