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The National
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The National
Watch: Ex-Rangers man scores second in two games after unorthodox move
The 21-year-old made the rather unorthodox switch to the Swedish club in March, departing RSC Anderlecht in Belgium. Ure spent over a decade with Rangers. He played three times for the senior side, his only goal coming in a 3-1 League Cup victory over Queen of the South. Read more: He has impressed in his brief stint at Sirius so far, contributing to five goals in his nine appearances. Ure finished clinically into the bottom-left corner to draw his side level away at Hammarby last night in a match they eventually lost by three goals to two. Sirius kvitterar! Robbie Ure slår till när Hammarby slarvar i uppbyggnadsspelet 🔵⚫ 📲 Se matchen på Max — Sports on Max 🇸🇪 (@sportsonmaxse) May 14, 2025 The striker departed Rangers for Anderlecht on a free transfer in 2023 before his switch to Sweden. Elsewhere, Davide Ancelotti is reportedly set to join his father Carlo with the Brazilian national team. The 35-year-old has been widely linked to the permanent Rangers job over the past few days. Davide will join his old man in South America for World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay in June, claims The Athletic. It remains to be seen whether Ancelotti Jr will remain as part of the setup after those games, however, as he has 'interest from a number of clubs'.
Irish Daily Mirror
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
‘I got pissed off easily' - St Patrick's Athletic star on adapting to Irish move
St Patrick's Athletic defender Axel Sjoberg has revealed the biggest challenges of his move to Ireland so far - both on and off the pitch. It's no surprise that the Swede has found it difficult to cope with back-to-back hamstring injuries. The first, almost three months after his arrival in March 2023, sidelined him for four months, and when he suffered a recurrence on his comeback it ended his season and kept him out of that year's FAI Cup final. But off the pitch there were some teething issues too, as he struggled to understand the Irish sense of humour. 'I would say the people,' replied the former Hammarby prospect, when asked about the biggest culture shock of his first move abroad. 'The people are very outgoing, nice people, and welcoming people. In Sweden it's a little bit more closed. 'In the same way at the beginning I didn't really understand all of the banter they were doing. Some of the things were like, I got pissed (off) easily, but it was good, now I understand it. 'It was just some of the words, I didn't really understand. They made fun of my accent or whatever.' Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Two years in and Sjoberg can now see the funny side - but he doesn't dare expose his friends and family back at home to the kind of jokes he hears here. 'I understand it more. Over here, if you are going to do a joke, you can say pretty much whatever you want. But in Sweden you can't really say certain stuff. No, no. It doesn't work there,' he said. Reflecting on his injury woes, Sjoberg said his time on the sidelines just made him more determined to make his move to Pat's work. 'I was more like I don't want to go home. I wanted to prove I was able to play in the League and prove that I am not only injured,' he said. 'So I was not really looking to go home. I just wanted to prove I was not only injured.' Sjoberg described his move to Ireland as a 'fresh start' after spells in his home country with IK Frej, Hammarby and BK Olympic. 'I was in a place back home in Sweden where I was a little bit stuck. I was more or less thinking 'Okay, let's go, I've nothing to lose',' he said. 'I think I wanted to take a move from the club I was playing in, but I also wanted a fresh start somewhere, to start from the beginning, and start to compete. 'Obviously, to go abroad is always a nice experience. 'I actually don't know (how the move came about). I had a phone call with my agent and we were in a discussion back and forth. 'Then I was like, I have nothing to lose, let's try it. I had never heard about the league before or anything like that. So I thought, let's try it.' Sjoberg is aiming to help Pat's return to winning ways tonight when they take on second-placed Galway United. Just one point separates the two teams, in a bottleneck of a Premier Division table. Last week Pat's were 1-0 up away to Bohemians, only to concede twice in injury-time - so Stephen Kenny's men are eager to avoid a repeat over a busy seven-day period when they face Galway at home, before trips to Derry on Monday and Shelbourne next Friday. 'It's still really annoying, to be fair,' said Sjoberg of the Bohs defeat. 'Such a big game and it was just a big disappointment. 'I think we should have won that game. It's football, unfortunately we lost. We just need to bounce back from the loss and keep going, go on a winning streak again. 'We've been talking and discussing things that went wrong and what we can improve, what we are doing well and what we need to keep doing. 'We just need to do what we've been training on and talking about.'
BBC News
25-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'It's important we align' - Cifuentes on QPR future
QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes said it was important he and the club were aligned when asked about his has been linked with a move away from Loftus Road after an inconsistent season, with QPR's best possible finish no higher than 12th with two fixtures Spaniard moved to QPR from Swedish club Hammarby to replace Gareth Ainsworth in October 2023 with the team second from bottom in the Championship steered the club to an 18th-placed finish with three wins at the end of last sit 15th going into their remaining games against Burnley, who have been promoted, on Saturday and Sunderland, who are assured of a spot in the play-offs, on the final day of the season."For me, it's very natural to sit with the owners, the CEO in that case, to do a balance – as I will do with my players, as I will do with my staff," Cifuentes told BBC Radio London."So in this moment I think this is when you have to review the things that have gone well, the things that might be improved, and then align for what's next."
Wales Online
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Euro boss outlines exactly what has to happen for him to take Swansea City job
Euro boss outlines exactly what has to happen for him to take Swansea City job The Swedish boss has been tipped as a possible contender to take over at Swansea City Kim Hellberg is reportedly in the frame to take over at Swansea City (Image: YouTube ) Kim Hellberg has suggested he would be open to taking the top job at Swansea City - but only if the Swans can strike an agreement with current club Hammarby. Reports tipping Hellberg as a possible successor to Luke Williams emerged last week, with the Swans still weighing up their options before the end of the season. Interim boss Alan Sheehan has stepped into the role in the wake of Williams' departure, and is a contender to take the position himself after a strong run of recent form. However, as things stand, there hasn't yet been a definitive decision over the club's next move, although sources in Sweden have already played down the prospect of Hellberg leaving his current role. Sign up to our Swansea City newsletter here. The 37-year-old joined Hammarby back in 2024, and has overseen a strong start to the Allsvenskan season, with his side sitting second in the table, one point behind leaders AIK. Hellberg's contract runs until 2026, and he says he intends to honour that deal, adding that any departure would depend on a club coming to an agreement with this current employers. Article continues below Quizzed on his future during an appearance on Fotboll Skanalen's podcast, Lundh, he said: 'I am such a person basically. The club has to first accept a bid or accept the financial compensation offered. Either that it's in a contract from the beginning [clause] and if not, they need to negotiate it. 'That is number one. I don't ever want to be a person who fights my way out. I always want to respect the contracts I have signed.' However, should the terms be right, Hellberg has suggested he would potentially be interested in the role. 'Then, for all players and coaches, there's always a holistic perspective that has to be assessed in terms of whether you get the opportunity to do it,' Hellberg explained. 'It's a very tough industry. I have a family, just like everyone else, to think about. How many chances will you get? These are things you should evaluate if you get the opportunity to do it.' Appointing Hellberg might be seen as something of a gamble in some quarters, although Swansea have had success in the Swedish market before, having brought Graham Potter over from Ostersunds in 2018. There was also some interest in current Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin in the wake of Michael Duff's sacking back in 2023, before the club eventually opted for Williams. Current interim Sheehan filled in during that managerial search, and has done so again, overseeing a remarkable turnaround that has brought Swansea to within six points of the play-offs. Sign up to the Swansea City WhatsApp service to get breaking news and top stories sent to your phone A run of five-straight wins, and a tally of 23 points from 11 games, has pushed the Irishman's case, with the vocal support in the away end at Queens Park Rangers on Monday indicating he's now a popular choice with supporters too. "At the end I am sure I will have a conversation with the owners and see where we are at," Sheehan said after the win at Loftus Road. "I think it's got to be a mutual decision and [we will] see if we are all aligned. I think what we have done obviously is quite exceptional in the Championship. Article continues below "I think suddenly what wasn't going to be a good season… now I think hopefully there's a bit of light at the end of the tunnel."
The Guardian
01-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Nadia Nadim and the pursuit of happiness in women's football
Nadia Nadim was not holding back. Having left Milan for the Swedish side Hammarby she hit out at the Italian club's Dutch manager, Suzanne Bakker, in a forthright interview with Aftonbladet's Amanda Zaza. 'It was a shock to be introduced to her,' said the Afghanistan-born Denmark international, with the two clearly disagreeing on how things should be done. 'I can honestly say that the training sessions at the refugee camps were better.' Nadim, who has more than 100 international caps and has played for teams such as Portland Thorns, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, joined Milan in January 2024. Bakker arrived the following summer from Ajax, having won the Dutch league in 2022-23 and finished second the season after. 'We had some meetings and I said I didn't understand how she was behaving,' Nadim said. 'I wanted to solve things so I told her how I felt.' Milan, when contacted by the Guardian regarding Nadim's comments, said they were 'focused on their upcoming football commitments'. Critics would say that Nadim hardly set the world on fire during Bakker's time at the club, the forward scoring once in 14 games, supplying one assist, and that it was time to move on. The key thing for the 37-year-old, meanwhile, seemed to be a search for renewed happiness in her professional life. 'The situation became a bit strange,' Nadim said. 'Life is too short not to be happy.' The loan move to Sweden means that Nadim, who scored on her debut for Hammarby, can play with freedom again and Milan no longer have an unhappy player in their squad. Bakker can continue working the way she wants and it appears a good deal for everyone. Two people not getting the best out of each other happens in workplaces all over the world. In football there is the option of a loan move – or a permanent move – to suit everyone; that is not the case in many other businesses. It was striking that the England international Chloe Kelly also talked about the importance of being happy when her fallout with Manchester City became public at the end of January. The winger posted a long message on her social media channels, saying that her situation was 'having a huge impact on not only my career but my mental wellbeing. The situation has dragged on for too long, it's disappointing and not right. I'm at a pivotal point in my life and my career is so important to me, and [it] is very disappointing that the sport we love can make you feel this way, especially after there's been so much growth in our sport.' She finished her statement with: 'I am human and I will give everything to the game that I love. Ultimately, I just want to be happy again.' A day later Kelly joined Arsenal and she is now playing regularly and has made it back into Sarina Wiegman's England squad before the Euros. 'What we want is that Kelly shows her qualities and she's at her best because it will help the team,' Wiegman said. 'You need the minutes and you can tell she's enjoying it now.' Nadim and Kelly decided to change clubs to break out of a bad situation. Not every player has that opportunity and some stay even if they are not playing. Either way, the impact of a player's wellbeing should never be underestimated. Milan, City, Nadim and Kelly have learned that and will surely bear that in mind when the summer comes and the two loan spells are over. If you have any questions or comments about any of our newsletters please email This is an extract from our free weekly email, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, visit this page and follow the instructions. Moving the Goalposts is returning to its twice-weekly format, delivered to your inboxes every Tuesday and Thursday.
