UEFA Nations League Football – Sverige v Azerbajdzjan: Right place, right time

November 21, 2024 by 6 Comments

E.regnans scored a ticket to a UEFA qualifier in Sweden and didn’t miss the opportunity to keep tabs on a Postecoglou protege.

Almanac Music: Extraordinary Musical Moments – Patti Smith Sings ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’ at Bob Dylan’s Official Nobel Prize Ceremony, 2016

March 18, 2022 by 2 Comments

In this instalment of his ‘Extraordinary Musical Moments’ series, Kevin Densley discusses Patti Smith singing ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’ at Bob Dylan’s official Nobel Prize ceremony in 2016. KD describes the occasion as both ‘wonderful’ and ‘notably imperfect’.

Scandinavia’s finest pontoon gin bar

March 19, 2020 by 6 Comments

Mickey and the missus are out and about in Sweden having just crossed over ‘The Bridge’. Bucolic days abound! (We hope you get home safely, Mickey! – Eds.)

International Footy: From a Raven’s point of view

October 19, 2017 by 1 Comment

Karin Flodin is part of Yvette Wroby’s extended and drafted family. In her first piece for the Almanac she tells us how she came to be playing footy in Sweden and in the Euro Cup this year. Maybe we can look forward to her representing Sweden in the next International Cup.

Let’s Look Back at the Euros – Euro ’92 (Sweden)

June 3, 2016 by 2 Comments

Dennis Gedling continues his series on the European soccer championships, this time he takes us to Sweden in 1992, where unlikely winners Denmark took out the title.

Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 39-Brazil’s First World Cup (1958)

May 7, 2014 by 1 Comment

Dennis Gedling recounts the 1958 World Cup Final where a Brazilian team, featuring a very young Pele, won the title for the first time against the host team Sweden.

Bordering on plain in the Ukraine

June 12, 2012 by 8 Comments

Euro 2012 – Day 4 Group D England 1 – 1 France Ukraine 2 – 1 Sweden Our favourite studio team changed dramatically. McAllister the stalwart was playing the defensive role and Hamann was quickly substituted for an attack-minded Gary Breen. Last night, the line up changed into something far less glamorous. Dempsey is still [Read more]