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Yahoo
6 days ago
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Sweden's Soft Hooligans ready to pump up the volume at Women's Euros
In some parts of the world, Sweden is often confused with Switzerland. But this summer there will be no mistaking Swedish football fans as they descend on Switzerland for the Women's European Championship bringing great colour as well as great noise. As ever, Soft Hooligans, a grassroots supporter group, is leading the line but this time there are more logistical issues to think about. 'A major concern was how the 'f' we were going to get all our stuff down there,' says Caroline Gunnarsson, a Soft Hooligans member who will be driving the group's campervan to Geneva, one which will be full to the brim with drums, megaphones, banners and flags. Soft Hooligans was founded in 2017 after Estrid Kjellman returned from the Netherlands where she had watched the Euros with her family. She was impressed with the presence and passion of Dutch fans but was also taken aback by the lack of atmosphere in general. Used to the singing culture at men's games in Sweden, Kjellman was inspired to change things. Advertisement 'I felt really strongly that I wanted it to be just as fun to watch women's football as it was to watch the Herrallsvenskan [the Swedish men's top division],' Estrid says. 'It was incredibly quiet [at Sweden games at the 2017 Euros] although we've got a national team that competes for and wins medals at practically every tournament.' Back in Stockholm, Estrid created a Facebook group with the aim of getting people together for games involving the women's national team and herself started taking a megaphone and banners to matches, joined by her mother Kajsa Aronsson and sister Miriam Kjellman. Soon they were meeting up with lots of people beforehand and regularly filling up standing sections. The Facebook group Estrid setup now has more than 5,000 members, one of whom is Emma Holmqvist. 'We're not connected by formal structure but by the fact that we genuinely enjoy each other's company,' says Holmqvist, who will be travelling to Switzerland with her nine-year-old daughter Klara for what will be the youngster's first experience of following Sweden at a major tournament. Supporting the women's national team is a generational pursuit in Sven-Åke Svensson's family and it runs deep, with his mother, Kerstin, a sewer of flags at the kitchen table that are then handed out to fellow supporters at games. 'So far every flag has been returned every time,' Svensson says, somewhat surprised. Advertisement His brother, Per-Arne, is easy to pick out at Sweden Women games given he always brings a huge inflatable banana with him. He's taking three to Switzerland, two as back-up. It will also be the first time Svensson's daughter attends a tournament, underlying the deep generational passion that exists for women's football within the Svensson family. Soft Hooligans also like to display tifos at games and plan to do so again at the Euros, albeit with some trepidation given the inability to have any practise runs. 'We're always really nervous – how steep are the stands? How many fans will be able to help? Have we calculated the section width correctly?' says Kjellman. Its largest effort to date is a 360 square-metre display featuring a portrait of Caroline Seger alongside the words 'Forever our captain'. It was unveiled as a tribute to Seger at her farewell ceremony before Sweden's match against Serbia in December, capping off an impressive 240 international appearances for the national team. The project took around 170 hours, with the painting requiring a team of 10 people working in shifts across two full days. After the match, the sheet was cut up and repurposed for new banners. One such banner appeared at Sweden's recent meeting with Denmark carrying the phrase 'Pernille tar disken' – 'Pernille does the dishes', a playful nod to ongoing banter between Swedish centre-back Magdalena Eriksson and her fiancée, Danish striker Pernille Harder, the pair joking that the loser of their head-to-head clashes has to take on dish duty. Advertisement Soft Hooligans has developed a good working relationship with the Swedish Football Federation. Designated supporter liaison officers assist the group with practical matters, such as submitting banners for Uefa approval and arranging transport for tifos and flags to stadiums. The federation also provides financial support for banners and helps the group scout suitable gathering spots before matches, which is an essential part of the supporter experience. 'At the meet-up you get a chance to chat and connect,' says Svensson. 'Then you go out singing in the march [to the stadium], showing the city that you're coming. At the game it's all about making noise and focusing on the game.' After the most recent World Cup, Soft Hooligans faced mockery online over its name and was ridiculed for not following the so-called norms of supporter culture. 'I think it can often be provocative when a group chooses to do something in a new way,' says Holmqvist. But it is not something that has kept the group back, and if anything it is getting bigger and stronger. There has been a record-breaking number of applications for tickets from Swedish fans for the Euros through the federation; a 70% increase compared to the 2022 tournament. For the group-stage matches alone, an average of 1,700 tickets have been requested, with many more fans expected to purchase tickets directly from Uefa. 'It feels more like a big group of friends,' says Holmqvist. 'And the group just keeps growing.' Talking points Danish record: FC Copenhagen set a new attendance record in Danish women's football, with 18,096 people in attendance for their final-day victory over Næstved HG earlier this month. It was a great way for Copenhagen to end a great campaign, one in which they won the second division title and secured promotion to the top tier. The large crowd at the game against Næstved also showed how much interest there is in women's football in Denmark generally. Advertisement Under-19s Euro kicks off: The Women's Under-19 European Championship kicked off in Poland on Sunday. Defending champions Spain are in the same group as England, Netherlands and Portugal. The other group features France, Sweden, Italy and Poland. Players such as England's Lola Brown, Spain's Agote Aguirre and France's Maeline Mendy are among the exciting names on display. Quote of the day It's a very hard time. It feels so uncertain right now, but to look around the stadium and see these shirts everywhere, it's like we're saying, 'this is our home, we know who we are, and we know what we believe in'' – Angel FC club captain, Ali Riley, on players wearing shirts that read 'Immigrant City Football Club' before their National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) game against North Carolina Courage at the weekend to show solidarity with immigrants in LA who have been targeted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Recommended viewing On Saturday it is the world premiere of the Emma Hayes documentary Emma: One Last Dance. It follows Hayes, the most successful manager in Women's Super League history, through her final six months at Chelsea and explores her broader impact on the women's game, featuring interviews with her family, Chelsea stars such as Millie Bright and striker Sam Kerr and legends of the game, including Sir Alex Ferguson and Ian Wright. The documentary, made by Freemantle and 72 Films, will feature at Raindance Film Festival, which begins in London on Wednesday and runs until 27 June. Still want more? The WSL is expanding from 12 to 14 teams from the 2026‑27 season with the WSL2 turning fully professional in the process. Suzanne Wrack analyses how the change will reshape the women's football pyramid. Advertisement Manchester United's CEO, Omar Berrada, remains confident the club can win the WSL by 2028 despite the side finishing third and 16 points behind the league winners, Chelsea. And Suzanne Wrack gets familiar with the community project responsible for Arsenal's women's team celebrating its 40th anniversary.
New York Post
11-06-2025
- Health
- New York Post
Ozempic users say weightloss drugs are now chic — not shameful: ‘It makes me feel more established because I'm doing the same thing as celebrities'
When Caley Svensson, a 41-year-old content creator, first started taking the weight-loss drug Mounjaro in July 2022, she kept mum about it. If friends asked her explicitly if she was using a GLP-1 medication to shed pounds, she would be honest — but she often felt judged. Some pals made comments about how they could never give themselves a shot or asked if it was just another dangerous diet fad. 'It was like speed, no one thought this was a good solution,' said Svensson, who lives in Park Ridge, New Jersey. 9 Caley Svensson has lost nearly 100 pound on weight-loss medication. Tamara Beckwith 9 She initially kept quiet about going on Mounjaro and faced judgement from friends. Now, she said, it seems like everyone's on the drugs. Tamara Beckwith Now, Svensson said, it seems like nearly everyone has gotten off their high horse — often to get on the medications themselves. Like being in therapy, taking antidepressants or getting Botox, using weight-loss medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro has gone from being a secretive and sometimes shameful practice to being considered chic. In certain circles everyone seems to be on them — so much so that it's almost a badge of honor. 'All the friends who judged me for it, half of them are on it now,' said Svensson, who has lost over 90 pounds. 'The dirty little secrets people used to have to stay thin, rich, and healthy, they are now out in the open.' 9 Here, Svensson is pictured before she went on the medication. Courtesy of Caley Svensson Morgan Stanley Research estimates that 24 million people in the US — roughly 7% of the population — will be taking these drugs by 2035. Tyler McLoughlin, 32, who lives in Brooklyn and works as an associate director for student life at CUNY, likes the famous and fabulous connotations around the medications. 'All the Real Housewives are taking it, all the celebrities are taking it,' said McLoughlin, who has been on a semaglutide — the class of GLP-1s that include Ozempic and Wegovy — since October. 'It kind of makes me feel more established because I'm doing the same thing as celebrities are doing.' He is also ecstatic about his new body. His 5-foot-7 frame has gone from 185 to 150 pounds. 9 Archana Pinnapureddy loves telling people about her success with tirzepatide. Tamara Beckwith 'I was just in Miami this past weekend, and this is the first time in my whole life I felt comfortable wearing a Speedo,' he said. 'I just feel so excited and so proud.' Archana Pinnapureddy, a 43-year-old tech entrepreneur, isn't just open about the fact that she's been taking tirzepatide, a drug whose brand names include Mounjaro and Zepbound, for the past year, she openly promotes the fact. She posts about it on her social media channels and tells everyone she meets how great the medication has been for her. 'I am very happy with it. It has given me this new power, that I can be my best self. I can even fit into my college clothes again,' she said. 'You also save money on food and alcohol because you aren't eating and drinking as much when you go out.' 9 Archana (right) and her twin sister Kanchana have both had success slimming down with the drug. Courtesy of Archana and Kanchana Pinnapureddy 9 Here, the two are pictured before going on the medication. Courtesy of Archana and Kanchana Pinnapureddy Pinnapureddy, who is 5-foot-1, has gone from 142 pound to 106 pounds. Her twin sister has had similar results. '[We] joke that we are walking ads for this medication,' she enthused. 'I've encouraged so many people to get on it. Some people I referred it to dropped 15 pounds in a month.' Nicholas Salza, 31 and a 911 dispatcher in Fairfield, CT, has been on tirzepatide since August 2024 and lost 125 pounds. He doesn't understand why anyone would hide or feel shame about something that can be such a boost to health. 'Why wouldn't you do something to help yourself, especially after failing in so many diets and workouts or committing to the gym for a couple of weeks and not sticking to it?' he said. 'When something works, why wouldn't you spread awareness to people who may be going through the same thing?' 9 Nicholas Salza weighed 425 pounds before (left) going on Tirzepatide. He now (right) weighs about 300 pounds. 9 'Why wouldn't you do something to help yourself, especially after failing in so many diets and workouts or committing to the gym for a couple of weeks and not sticking to it?' said Salza (pictured before his weight-loss). Courtesy of Nicholas Salza 9 'When something works, why wouldn't you spread awareness to people who may be going through the same thing?' said Salza (pictured after he slimmed down). Courtesy of Nicholas Salza Pinnapureddy notes that even if she wanted to keep mum about being on a GLP-1, it would be a challenge. 'I feel like it's kind of obvious that you're on them if you were never skinny and all of a sudden boom, you're thin,' she said. 'It's rare that you can do that especially if you're in your late '30s and '40s.'
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Repurchases of shares by EQT AB during week 20, 2025. The current share buyback program has been finalized
STOCKHOLM, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Between 12 May 2025 and 16 May 2025 EQT AB (LEI code 213800U7P9GOIRKCTB34) ("EQT") has repurchased in total 550,211 own ordinary shares (ISIN: SE0012853455). In total, 4,931,018 ordinary shares, for an amount of SEK 1,414,759,459.25, have been repurchased and as a result, the current program has been finalized. The repurchases form part of the repurchase program of a maximum of 4,931,018 own ordinary shares for a total maximum amount of SEK 2,500,000,000 that EQT announced on 11 March 2025. The repurchase program, which ran between 12 March 2025 and 16 May 2025, was carried out in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052. EQT ordinary shares have been repurchased as follows: Date: Aggregated volume (number of shares): Weighted average share price per day (SEK): Aggregated transaction value (SEK): 12 May 2025 112,000 294.4865 32,982,488.00 13 May 2025 110,000 297.2572 32,698,292.00 14 May 2025 110,000 294.8330 32,431,630.00 15 May 2025 110,000 295.1588 32,467,468.00 16 May 2025 108,211 296.8223 32,119,437.91 Total accumulated over week 20 550,211 295.7035 162,699,315.91 Total accumulated during the repurchase program 4,931,018 286.9102 1,414,759,459.25 All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB on behalf of EQT. Following the above acquisitions and as of 16 May 2025, the number of shares in EQT, including EQT's holding of own shares is set out in the table below. Ordinary shares Class C shares1 Total Number of issued shares2 1,241,510,911 496,056 1,242,006,967 Number of shares owned by EQT AB3 64,855,209 - 64,855,209 Number of outstanding shares 1,176,655,702 496,056 1,177,151,758 1) Carry one tenth (1/10) of a vote2) Total number of shares in EQT AB, i.e. including the number of shares owned by EQT AB3) EQT AB shares owned by EQT AB are not entitled to dividends or carry votes at shareholders' meetings A full breakdown of the transactions is attached to this announcement. ContactOlof Svensson, Head of Shareholder Relations, +46 72 989 09 15EQT Press Office, press@ +46 8 506 55 334 This information was brought to you by Cision The following files are available for download: EQT Transactions 20250512 to 20250516 EQT AB Group View original content: Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Official: Borussia Dortmund announce their first signing
🚨 Official: Borussia Dortmund announce their first signing This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. Borussia Dortmund has confirmed the definitive signing of Daniel Svensson this afternoon at their Brakel training ground. Advertisement According to various media outlets, Svensson has been purchased for 6.5 million euros and signs a contract with BVB until 2029. Since his arrival in January from Danish club FC Nordsjaelland, the left-back has caused a sensation in Dortmund. He has played 15 games with the team in all competitions and has scored one goal and provided two assists. values the 23-year-old player at 5.5 million euros, so the operation seems like a bargain for BVB. 📸 INA FASSBENDER - AFP or licensors
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jesper Svensson odds to win the 2025 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Jesper Svensson odds to win the 2025 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson details and info Date: May 1-4, 2025 May 1-4, 2025 Course: TPC Craig Ranch TPC Craig Ranch Location: McKinney, TX McKinney, TX Previous Winner: Rory McIlroy How to watch THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Thursday: The Golf Channel The Golf Channel Friday: The Golf Channel The Golf Channel Saturday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), The Golf Channel CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), The Golf Channel Sunday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), The Golf Channel Watch golf on Fubo! Svensson odds to win THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:09 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Svensson odds to finish in the top 5 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Svensson odds to finish in the top 10 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Other betting markets for Svensson at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Svensson recent performances Svensson has participated in 10 tournaments this season, coming away with one top-10 finish. Svensson has an average finishing position of 42nd in his past four appearances. Svensson has qualified for the weekend in seven straight events.
