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- 1 2 "Älvsjös älvor tog guldet" [Älvsjö fairies took gold]. DN.se (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 13 October 1997. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
Och Eva Larsson i målet, som spelade i Jitex i fjol, har också gjort en bra säsong. [And Eva Larsson in the goal, who played in Jitex last year, has also had a good season.]
- ↑ "Sweden – Squad List". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ "Eva Larsson". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "Damer Träningslandskamp: USA – Sverige" [Women's friendly international: USA – Sweden]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ "Damer Träningslandskamp: Kina – Sverige" [Women's friendly international: China – Sweden]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ "Damer Träningslandskamp: Portugal – Sverige" [Women's friendly international: Portugal – Sweden]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
