Sweden and Sports

Sweden is a sport country, And we are good in many sports. The sports most people have a interest in here are Football and Hockey. Sweden’s most  famous football player are world famous Italy, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 

Zlatan started playing football in early age in the Swedish city Malmö (Malmo). He started playing in Malmö FF and then climbed up to great football teams. He’s played in Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Milan and FC Barcelona. Right now he’s playing in Milan and the Swedish national team. He’s seen as the greatest football player in Sweden and is a very technical player who is good at dribble the opponent. Zlatan’s has a big national career which means that even though he is famous in Sweden, They adore him even more in Italy.

Hockey is the greatest sport in Sweden, cause even if Sweden is more like a football country we have more golds and titles in hockey. We are ranked as the third best country in the world after Russia and Canada and have won the VM (world championship) 8 times.

Peter Forsberg Peter Forsberg is known as the best Swedish player of all high and is playing Center as position. He has a going career in NHL and have been playing in Nashville, Colerado, Philadelphia and the Swedish club MoDo. He have won two VM golds, two Olympic golds and two stanley cup golds. He has also won rewards like the Swedish “Goldenpuck” which is given to the most successful hockey player.

( Images taken from “http://sportbloggaren.blogg.se/images/2009/foppa_29590235.jpg”   &  “http://rebeccasvenssons.blogg.se/images/2009/zlatan_56372723.jpg” )

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