Former Swedish prime minister to lead soccer federation!

The Swedish Football Association announced the election of former Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt who was recommended on Wednesday to become the next president of the country’s soccer federation. The Swedish Football Association announced the election of former Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as president for a two-year term. Reinfeldt(57 years old) was prime minister from 2006-14 as leader of the Moderate Party and has no previous links to soccer. Reinfeldt received 143 votes compared to 111 for his competitor Lars-Christer Olson, a former official in the European Union (UEFA), during the federation’s general assembly. “It is an exciting assignment because throughout my life I have tried to find socially useful assignments and for me, soccer is just that,” Reinfeldt said. “It is also beneficial to society because it covers all of Sweden; soccer is in every corner of Sweden.” Karl-Erik Nilsson is stepping down as the federation’s president after 10 years. He is one of UEFA’s vice presidents and can stay on in that role into 2025. The Swedish national team suffered a severe loss at home to Belgium (0-3), at the start of its qualifiers for the European Cup 2024 in Germany.