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This is Malmö: Football capital of Sweden

With Malmö FF having won the Swedish league for the third time in four seasons, the city has claimed its position as the football capital of Sweden.

This is Malmö: Football capital of Sweden
Malmö played in the group stages of the Champions League in 2014 and 2015. Photo: Kullez

The evidence, you wonder? To which we say: 

Home town of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden’s greatest ever footballer.

The aforementioned Malmö FF, winners of more Swedish titles than any other team.

Home to FC Rosengård, Sweden’s most successful ever women’s team. 

Can any other Swedish cities realistically claim this kind of football pedigree?

 
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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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