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Swedish stars choose English clubs for football

Key Points
  • Swedish national team stars are increasingly joining English football clubs.
  • Players cite the English league as the best reason for their move.
  • Examples include stars at Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham.

More and more Swedish national team stars are choosing clubs in England to play club football. Examples include Smilla Holmberg and Stina Blackstenius at Arsenal, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Nathalie Björn at Chelsea, and Hanna Wijk at Tottenham. Holmberg and Wijk state that they are there because the English league is the best, with Holmberg calling it a dream to play in the world's best league and Wijk noting that every weekend features a top match.

Both players are currently with the national team, which has a World Cup qualifier away against Serbia on Saturday, broadcast by SVT starting at 15:50.

the English league is the best

Smilla Holmberg

it a dream to play in the world's best league

Smilla Holmberg

every weekend features a top match

Hanna Wijk

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