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STOCKHOLM: Sweden forward Viktor Gyökeres netted four goals Tuesday in a 6-0 rout of Azerbaijan to overtake Erling Haaland as the top scorer in the Nations League. His third goal of the night in the 58th minute — scored only a few seconds after the game restarted following another Swedish goal — took the Sporting Lisbon forward to eight goals …

STOCKHOLM — Sweden forward Viktor Gyökeres netted four goals Tuesday in a 6-0 rout of Azerbaijan to overtake Erling Haaland as the top scorer in the Nations League. His third goal of the night in the 58th minute — scored only a few seconds after the game restarted following another Swedish goal — took the Sporting Lisbon forward to eight …

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has been handed a boost by the expected return of Dejan Kulusevski for the derby on Sunday. Conte's side take on Arsenal looking to get their Premier League season back on track after a difficult post-World Cup period. Dejan Kulusevski will be 'ready' for Sunday's derby clash with Arsenal, revealed Antonio Conte The Sweden international was …

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Sweden's Reliance on Zlatan Ibrahimovic Wanes as Young Stars Emerge

Zlatan Ibrahimovic being unavailable for a big Sweden game would typically be a matter of national angst. Sweden’s reliance on its all-time leading scorer — and possibly the country’s greatest ever player — has waned following the emergence of a crop of gifted attacking players who are about half his age. Suddenly, Sweden going into the World Cup qualifying playoffs …

Sweden's reliance on Ibrahimovic wanes as young stars emerge

Zlatan Ibrahimovic being unavailable for a big Sweden game would typically be a matter of national angst. Sweden’s reliance on its all-time leading scorer — and possibly the country’s greatest ever player — has waned following the emergence of a crop of gifted attacking players who are about half his age. READ | Suddenly, Sweden going into the World Cup …

Euro 2020: Sweden Win Group E, Send Poland Home in Last-ditch 3-2 Win

Sweden winger Emil Forsberg scored a double including the second fastest strike in European Championship history before Viktor Claesson’s stoppage-time goal helped them seal a 3-2 win over Sweden on Wednesday and top Group E heading into the last-16. It was a heartbreaking end to Poland’s campaign after they twice drew level through talismanic skipper Robert Lewandowski, whose 84th minute …

Sweden vs Poland, EURO 2020 Highlights: Viktor Claesson scores in added time to boot Poland out of Championship

HIGHLIGHTS FINAL SCORE | SWE 3-2 POL FULL TIME: Sweden tops the group and is set to meet Czech Republic. LINEUPS Sweden: Olsen; Lustig, Lindelof, Augustinsson, Danielson; Larsson, Ekdal, Forsberg, Kristoffer, Quaison; Isak Subs: Johnsson, Nordfeldt, Bengtsson, Berg, Svensson, Helander, Sema, Krafth, Claesson, Jansson, Kulusevski, Cajuste. Poland: Szczesny; Bereszynski, Glik, Bednarek, Puchacz; Jozwiak, Krychowiak, Klich; Zielinski, Swiderski, Lewandowski Subs: Skorupski, …

Dejan Kulusevski returns as Sweden ups the ante against Slovakia

The return of winger Dejan Kulusevksi to face Slovakia will bolster Sweden's attacking options following an ultra-defensive display against Spain that earned it a goalless draw, but few new fans at Euro 2020. Janne Andersson's side stifled the Spaniards in Seville as Juventus winger Kulusevksi watched on TV, isolated from his teammates along with midfielder Mattias Svanberg following positive tests …

Euro 2020: Two Sweden players test positive for COVID-19

Two players in Sweden's squad for the European Championship have tested positive for the coronavirus, the team said three days before the start of the tournament. Juventus winger Dejan Kulusevski returned a positive test soon after informing Sweden's medical team that he had symptoms for a cold. At the start of the first practice session in Gothenburg, Bologna midfielder Mattias …