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A new vital match awaits for Sweden.
Then team captain Magdalena Eriksson puts her foot down properly.
– We don’t want it in women’s football, she says according to the news agency TT.
Sweden fell in the very last minute against Spain in the first match of the Nations League, or the Olympic qualifier as you can also call it. Spain received a penalty in the final stages of the match on Swedish soil and scored 3-2 to take all the points.
Eriksson’s anger
But after the game, it’s still not what the team captain is Magdalena Eriksson is most angry at. Alongside the loss, she rages against the treatment of Swedish fans who have been forced to endure mockery and negative comments in social media.
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It is about the blue-yellow supporter initiative “Soft Hooligans”, which carried out a march before the Spain match and had to receive a lot of abuse on the social platform X, formerly Twitter. It makes Eriksson furious before the new important match against Italy in the Nations League.
– I get so tired, I get so tired. I was so incredibly happy and happy after the match. Not for the loss of course, but the atmosphere in the stands, how you heard them. The whole second half they sang behind our goal and “Soft Hooligans” have followed us for a long time, and have been our biggest fans and our strongest supporter group. We have a close bond with them so when I see that they get hate and criticism for their name or for what they stand for, then I get angry. Because then they attack something that is close to my heart, says an irritated Magdalena Eriksson according to the news agency TT.
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“Stay away”
The national team player also highlights how nice it was that the Swedish fans at Gamla Ullevi also welcomed the Spaniards with applause and warm support after everything they have been through in recent months. Therefore, it hurts her when blue-yellow supporters who want to spread love receive hate and mockery.
– We know what can happen at matches in the men’s league and we don’t want that in women’s football, says “Magda” according to TT.
– It is also a reason why this supporter issue is so close to my heart. Because we have also heard a lot in men’s football that there are homophobic chants, there is sexism and an incredible amount of hatred and contradictions. There, women’s football has a history of being open, we must protect and maintain that. If you don’t agree or support what we do in women’s football, then you can just stay away, says Eriksson.
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On Tuesday evening, a new match awaits for Sweden against Italy in the Nations League. Then a victory is needed for Blågult to have a continued chance of reaching the Olympics next summer.
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