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Henrik Larsson to play for Sweden at Euro 2008

To the surprise and delight of most Swedish football fans, veteran striker Henrik Larsson was among the names when manager Lars Lagerbäck announced his squad for this summer's Euro 2008 on Tuesday.

Published: 14 May 2008 08:37 CEST
Henrik Larsson to play for Sweden at Euro 2008

Despite previously insisting that his international career was over, Larsson has conformed that he will travel to Switzerland and Austria and his sixth major championship.

Sweden open their campaign against title holders Greece in Salzburg on June 10th before facing up to Spain and Russia.

Sweden’s provisional squad:

Goalkeepers; Andreas Isaksson (Manchester City/ENG), Rami Shaaban (Hammarby/SWE), Johan Wiland (Elfsborg/SWE)

Defenders: Petter Hansson (Rennes/FRA), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos/GRE), Andreas Granqvist (Wigan Athletic/ENG), Mikael Dorsin (Cluj/ROM), Daniel Majstorovic (FC Basel/SUI), Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa/ENG), Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg/NOR)

Midfielders: Kim Källström (Lyon/FRA), Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Gothenburg/SWE), Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City/ENG), Daniel Andersson (Malmo FF/SWE), Fredrik Ljungberg (West Ham United/ENG), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg/NOR), Christian Wilhelmsson (Nantes/FRA), Tobias Linderoth (Galatasaray/TUR)

Forwards: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan/ITA), Henrik Larsson (Helsingborgs IF/SWE), Johan Elmander (Toulouse/FRA), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen/GER), Marcus Allback (FC Copenhagen/DEN)

RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

Published: 4 March 2024 13:41 CET
VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

https://twitter.com/GravesenFumado/status/1764242481984491822

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

READ ALSO: Football star Vinicius highlights racist behaviour from Spanish fans

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