Fredrik Ljungberg named captain of Swedish football team
{{date|August 8, 2006}}

It was announced at a press conference today that [[w:Fredrik Ljungberg|Fredrik Ljungberg]] will succeed [[w:Olof Mellberg|Olof Mellberg]] as captain of [[w:Sweden national football team|Sweden's national football team]], despite some speculation that [[w:Tobias Linderoth|Tobias Linderoth]] would be named as captain. 

Fredrik Ljungberg currently plays for the English football team, Arsenal.

It was also announced that [[w:Mattias Jonson|Mattias Jonson]] is retiring from international football.

==Sources==

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*{{source|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/5855230
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It was announced at a press conference today that Fredrik Ljungberg will succeed Olof Mellberg as captain of Sweden's national football team, despite some speculation that Tobias Linderoth would be named as captain. 

Fredrik Ljungberg currently plays for the English football team, Arsenal.

It was also announced that Mattias Jonson is retiring from international football.

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