The biggest headline from the Swedish squad announcement for Euro 08 was the inclusion of
Henrik Larsson - his third comeback in international football! SWEDEN SQUAD - 14th May - Group D (Greece, Russia, Spain) Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Manchester City), Rami Shaaban (Hammarby), Johan Wiland (Elfsborg) Defenders: Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Petter Hansson (Rennes), Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg), Daniel Majstorovic (Basle), Mikael Dorsin (CFR Cluj), Andreas Granqvist (Helsingborg) Midfielders: Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Gothenburg), Tobias Linderoth (Galatasaray), Freddie Ljungberg (West Ham), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Kim Kallstrom (Lyon), Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham), Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Christian Wilhelmsson (Deportivo de la Coruna) Forwards: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan), Johan Elmander (Toulouse), Henrik Larsson (Helsingborg), Marcus Allback (FC Copenhagen), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen) Reserve: Kennedy Bakircioglu (Ajax). The biggest headline from the Swedish squad announcement for Euro 08 was the inclusion of Henrik Larsson - his third comeback in international football! Now playing for Helsingborg, the former Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester United striker, now 36, is a surprise choice after previously retiring from international football in 2002 and again in 2006. He has not played in any of the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign but has impressed in the Swedish league this season with six goals in 11 appearances for his club. Fancy writing for LiveFootball? Click here to find out more. |