4 h. ago Graham Potter keen on Sweden job after sacking of Jon Dahl Tomasson

Potter had seven years in charge of club side Östersund‘I love Swedish football. It would be a great opportunity’Graham Potter has said he would be interested in taking over as Sweden’s new manager because he “loves” the country that gave him his first opportunity in coaching.Former Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson was sacked on Tuesday after a disastrous start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, with a 1-0 defeat at home to Kosovo leaving Sweden bottom of their group. It is less than a month since Potter left West Ham after winning six of his 23 Premier League games, with the former Chelsea manager having lasted just 31 games at Stamford Bridge. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Sweden sack manager who slammed Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak for 'forgetting how to score'

Sweden have sacked manager Jon Dahl Tomasson after a run of poor results saw them concede a humiliating defeat to Kosovo at home in the World Cup qualifiers

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7 h. ago Football Daily | Danish villain sent packing in Swedish football’s attempt at Nordic noir

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Something is rotten in the state of Sweden, though it’s a Dane taking the blame. Jon Dahl Tomasson, one-time Newcastle flop turned elite Feyenoord and Milan forward and former Blackburn manager, has just been sent packing after presiding over historic failure as manager of his neighbouring country. “Resign JDT” read one banner in Stockholm’s national stadium after Sweden lost 2-0 to Switzerland on Friday, while another read “danskjävel”, roughly translated as JDT’s nationality within a portmanteau questioning his parentage. Yes, that’s Sweden, the country that boasts Alexander Isak, the Premier League’s most expensive striker, and Viktor Gyökeres, last year’s European Golden Boot winner who hardly came cheap to Arsenal. The midfield trio of Daniel Svensson, of Borussia Dortmund, Lucas Bergvall of Tottenham and Brighton’s Yasin Asari reeks of talent and promise. Monday night, again at home, and the calls for Tomasson’s head continued...

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7 h. ago Sweden SACK manager hours after calling out Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres

Sweden boss Jon Dahl Tomasson has been relieved of his duties following their dismal defeat to Kosovo which leaves their World Cup hopes hanging in the balance

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7 h. ago Cardiff City defend pest control policy after huge rat halts Wales match

The rodent was on the pitch during Wales' defeat in a crucial World Cup qualifier at Cardiff City Stadium

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7 h. ago Sweden sack manager Jon Dahl Tomasson after World Cup qualifying defeat by Kosovo

Sweden are bottom of Uefa qualifying Group B after picking up only one point from their first four games and look set to miss out on the 2026 World Cup

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10 h. ago Is Alexander Isak to blame? How Sweden’s World Cup qualifying campaign turned to disaster

Sweden are bottom of Group B and unlikely to make the 2026 World Cup, and while manager Jon Dahl Tomasson is set to lose his job, he has not been helped by his star player’s summer on strike

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