As you probably know by now, I was out in Sweden for the semifinal and final of the U21 European Championships.
Obviously the final was a big disappointment, but we had a quality time whilst we were out there and it was great to see our boys in action (although we didn’t actually see Tomkins apart [...]
This has to go down as one of my favourtie blogs to write…obviously not because of it’s quality as I’ve not started yet, but because I’m writing it on a train from Gothenburg to Malmo; following the path of the England U21 team to the final of the European Championships.
I’ve been fortunate enough to have [...]
Freddy Ljungberg has announced his retirement from international football. After returning from Euro 2008 as captain of the Swedish national team, having failed to qualify for the knockout stages, he has decided that he just can’t keep up the pace of playing for two teams. Wishing instead to focus all his attention on the forthcoming [...]
Having returned from the European Championships after getting knocked out with Sweden, it will appear that we have every intention on keeping Freddy Ljungberg on our books. Despite his ludicrously tasty wage packet.
Speaking to Setanta Sports, Ljungberg’s agent has said:
I met with [chief executive] Scott Duxbury and the new general manager Gianluca Nani and they [...]
So, Freddy Ljungberg is on his way back from Sweden after they got knocked out of Euro 2008 last night. Admittedly to a very good Russian side. Well, better than Sweden anyway.
The fact we have released Solano but not Ljungberg has made me wonder whether BG and the Gang were hoping that Freddy would have [...]