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Sweden legend Larsson’s son joins Olympics football squad

Sweden legend Henrik Larsson's son Jordan has been named in the country's final 18-man squad that will play at the Rio Olympics in August.

Sweden legend Larsson's son joins Olympics football squad
Henrik Larsson (left) and son Jordan (right). Photo: Björn Lindgren/TT & Pontus Lundahl/TT

Dad Henrik, 44, represented Sweden 106 times between 1993 and 2009, winning Bronze with his nation at the 1994 World Cup.

At club level he also played in the Uefa Cup final with Celtic, and won the Uefa Champions League and La Liga with FC Barcelona.

Now Jordan, 19, will have a chance to start building a legacy of his own in what will be the biggest stage he has played on to date.

The men’s football squads for the Olympics are made up of players under the age of 23, as well as three selected players over the age limit.

The Helsingborg forward has previously represented his nation at U17, U19 and U21 level.

Larsson is one of the higher profile names in a squad comprised mostly of promising young players. There will be no final swan song for veterans like Kim Källström, 33, or Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34.

The latter had been rumoured as a participant at the Olympics when he was included in the initial 35-man shortlist in June.

Here is the full Sweden men’s Olympic football squad

Goalkeepers:

Tim Erlandsson (Nottingham Forest)
Andreas Linde (Molde)

Defenders:

Pa Konate (Malmö FF)
Adam Lundqvist (Elfsborg)
Alexander Milosevic (Besiktas)
Joakim Nilsson (Elfsborg)
Noah Sonko Sundberg (Gif Sundsvall)
Sebastian Starke Hedlund (Kalmar FF)

Midfielders:

Jacub Une Larsson (Djurgården)
Astrit Ajdarevic (Örebro SK)
Alexander Fransson (Basel)
Abdulrahman Khalili (Mersin)
Robin Quaison (Palermo)
Ken Sema (Östersunds FK)
Simon Tibbling (Groningen)

Forwards:

Mikael Ishak (Randers)
Jordan Larsson (Helsingborg)
Muamer Tankovic (AZ Alkmaar)

Reserves:

Jesper Johansson (Gais)
Alexander Leksell (IFK Gothenburg)
Ali Suljic (Chelsea)
Adnan Maric (Swansea)

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.

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.

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