Damallsvenskan Newsblog

With Qbik only 1 point up to safety in Damallsvenskan, the season final, against fellow relegation candidate Mallbacken, next weekend will be crucial. Qbik will now have to win points without three of their starters. "We will prepare our best, but it will be a tough match", says coach Kjell Petersson.
SVT: Tre landslagsspelare rymde från Qbik

Västerbottens Folkblad: UIK plockade tulpanerna
Västerbottenskuriren: UIK slaktade holländskorna
SVT: Video clip
TV4: Video clip  

Linköping FC is determined to reinforce their team with "an established, top class player", says sport director Bengt Ekholm. Malmö's Icelandic target player Asthildur Helgadottir seems to be on top of their list. Helgadottir, Damallsvenskan's leading goal scorer so far, comments that she will listen if Linköping wants to talk to her, but that she doesn't want to get too much into discussions about the next season yet. Linköping has besides Helgadottir also notified Malmö FF that they want to talk to Therese Sjögran, who refused a Linköping offer already last year.
Two Linköping key players in the defensive half of the team, Charlotte Rohlin and Finnish international Anna-Kaisa Rantanen, are rumoured to be close to renew their contracts with the club.
Corren: LFC vill ha Helgadottir

Local daily Västerbottens Folkblad reports that Umeå IK's tenacious Brasilian midfielder Elaine E Moura, who took off to Argentina for Brasil's World Cup qualifacations yesterday, probably won't get a renewed contract, and the reasons are according to the paper "not entirely football related". Umeå's manager Roland Arnqvist only comments "I don't know if she will be back".
Rumours like this is by the way really frustrating. I can see that Elaine maybe doesn't quite make the cut anymore. She made a great 2005, but this year it has looked a lot like Lisa Dahlqvist is the preffered choice at her position. But what are they implying with that "not just football" thing?
Västerbottens Folkblad: Elaine får inget nytt kontrakt

Qbik's Nigerian trio Mmadu, Ikidi and Kudaisi will stay with the club until the end of the season. FIFA's answer to the question the Swedish FA posed about Nigeria's demand that the club should release them to the national team came yesterday. The African Championships is not in FIFA's international calendar, so Qbik are not obliged to release their players.
It is crucial to Qbik's chances to remain in Damallsvenskan that they can put up their best team and the three Nigerians are all part of that. Chairman Lars-Inge Hallstenson is pleased with the way it turned out, but adds that he understands that the players have mixed feelings about this. He hopes that this will not cause problems for the players national team careers in the future.
Värmlands Folkblad: Qbiks nigerianskor stannar säsongen ut

Marta will not join Brasil's national team for the South American World Cup qualifications in Argentina. She has had talks with the Brasilian Football Association and obtained a permission to finish the season with Umeå. She will also have a minor throat surgery to fix some respiratory problems after the season.
The South American qualification tournament starts November 10 and coincides with Umeå's UEFA Women's Cup semifinals. Marta's Umeå teammate Elaine has already joined the Brasil team.
Västerbottens Folkblad: Marta väljer UIK framför brasilianska landslaget

Qbik chairman Lars-Inge Hallstensson has also been having discussions with people at the Nigerian FA. The talks has been "straight forward" and from the Nigerian side "rather demanding". He understands that his players are worried and frustrated, but explains his position: "We are the ones that are paying their wages. Unless we get a FIFA decision that says otherwise, they're playing for us." Head coach Kjell Petersson adds that he hasn't even thought about what a team without these three players would look like.
Värmlands Folkblad: "Vad ska vi göra?"

Västerbottens Folkblad: Flera UIK:are kan vara på väg bort

Close to relegation Mallbacken will lose players if they fail to remain in Damallsvenskan. KIF Örebro has announced their interest in defender Therese Stolpe, probably Mallbacken's best player this season. Mallbacken goalkeeper Carola Söberg, usually considered one of Sweden's 5 best goalkeepers, has attracted interest from several different clubs, of which Umeå is one. Neither of the players wants to comment on the offers until after the season has finished.

Umeå's interest in Söberg and their earlier approach on Linköping's Hedvig Lindahl suggests that they really want to have two top class keepers in the team. Probably a good idea, both in case of injuries and to create a more competitive environment for the goalkeepers, but history has shown that it is really hard to keep a good goalkeeper on the bench and happy with the club at the same time.

Värmlands Folkblad: Det tunga stjärnfallet

Linköping's Ann Westermark is one of the few players in the club that still hasn't signed a new contract. Westermark says both she and the club are undecided so far. She has been contacted by two other Damallsvenskan sides, one of which is her old club Bälinge.

Corren: Osäkert om Westermark stannar i LFC

Three Qbik players, Faith Ikidi, Yinka Kudaisi and Maureen Mmadu, has been called up for Nigeria to play in the African Championships from October 28 to November 12. According to the call-up, the players should already have shown up at Nigeria's pre-championship camp. But Qbik recieved the papers from the Nigerian FA October 9th, which is less than the 30 days notice they should have, and refuses to let their players go. The matter has now been put at FIFA's table for a decision.

Qbik's last two matches, one of which is the crucial match against relegation zone competitor Mallbacken, are scheduled for October 22 and 29. Should FIFA decide in Nigeria's favour, Qbik will demand that the matches will be resheduled to a time where the club can use their entire squad. The Swedish FA has commented that it would be very hard to make such an adjustment of the match calendar this late in the season.

Värmlands Folkblad: Qbikstjärnornas öde kommer att avgöras av Fifa

Bälinge - Linköpings FC  1 - 5 (0-2)
Bälinge: Christina Lundholm - Carolina Mats, Lina Andersson, Fanta Cooper, Nera Smajic - Maria Thuré, Linda Sembrant, Anna Bergendal, Kacey White - Minna Mustonen, Julianne Sitch
Linköping:  Hedvig Lindahl - Frida Östberg, Sara Larsson (72 Emma Claesson), Charlotte Rohlin, Maria Karlsson - Josefine Öqvist (80 Petra Larsson), Anna-Kaisa Rantanen, Caroline Seger, Ann Westermark (72 Karin Lindström) - Tiffeny Milbrett, Maria Aronsson
Goals: 0-1 Tiffeny Milbrett (26), 0-2 Josefine Öqvist (29), 1-2 Anna Bergendahl (47), 1-3 Maria Aronsson (51), 1-4 Josefine Öqvist (53), 1-5 Maria Aronsson (90)
Attendance: 477

Malmö FF - Kopparbergs/Göteborg  3 - 0 (1-0)
Malmö: Caroline Jönsson - Lina Nilsson, Malin Levenstad, Dóra Stefánsdóttir, Jenny Engwall - Frida Nordin, Therese Sjögran, Nanna Johansen, Emma Stålhammar - Therese Lundin, Ásthildur Helgadóttir (84 Linda Blom)
Göteborg: Maria Edman - Marlene Sjöberg, Frida Höglund, Sofia Dammström, Maria Nilsson - Sofie Andersson (60 Frida Thydén), Jessica Julin (60 Lisa Ek), Salina Olsson, Camilla Schelin (88 Rebecca Ljungdahl) - Sara Lindén, Lotta Schelin
Goals: 1-0 Jenny Engwall (6), 2-0 Asthildur Helgadottir (48), 3-0 Asthildur Helgadottir (71)
Attendance: 550

Qbik - Hammarby IF  2 - 1 (1-0)
Qbik:
Hammarby: Katarina Wicksell - Annica Svensson, Linda Forsberg, Karolina Rinman, Elin Härén (71 Caitlin Fisher) - Louise Fors, Therese Sandström, Jennie Jonsson, Marijke Callebaut - Emma Lundh (80 Daniella Chamoun), Jessica Landström
Goals: 1-0 Anna Nilsson (12), 2-0 Anna Nilsson (84), 2-1 Louise Fors (90)
Attendance: 425
In their 20th Damallsvenskan match this season, Qbik finally managed to win. Anna Nilsson could pick up a misdirected kick from Hammarby's goalie Katarina Wicksell and score already 12 minutes from start. The early goal gave Qbik courage and even if Hammarby had most of the possession, Qbik created more forward. But mostly it was fighting to defend the lead for Qbik. Anna Nilsson could late in the game put in the insurance goal on a rebound from a Rebecca Jonsson shot and without that insurance Hammarby's late goal would have meant Qbik's 10th draw. Instead it became their first victory, enormously important in the relegation struggle.
Värmlands Folkblad: Äntligen, Nilsson!,  Väntan över: "Vi hade rätta flytet"
Hammarby:

Fair Game: Lincoln Land Linda Sembrant
Lincoln City LFC: Lady Imps snap up young Swedish star

Jitex - Mallbacken 1 - 0 (1-0)
Jitex: Kristin Luckenbill - Sophia Lindorsson, Emma Herbring, Amelie Rybeck, Caroline Lindblad - Therese Björk, Malin Normelli, Amelie Olausson, Leah Robinson (88 Kajsa Tornfalk) - Katie Eriksson (85 Therese Bjurenlind), Sara Sjöstedt (74 Sofia Skog)
Mallbacken:
Goals: 1-0 Amelie Olausson (25)
Attendance: 612
Both teams knew the match could be decisive in the relegation struggle, and it showed. It was two nervous teams that walked on the pitch and it wasn't really the beautiful game they played. A lot of long balls without any address and missed passes from both teams. Mallbacken still managed to get a grip on the match during the first half, but it was Jitex that scored. Katie Eriksson - Jitex untiring attacker - ran through Mallbacken's defense and fired a shot that Carola Söberg in goal couldn't hold. Jitex midfielder Amelie Olausson got a shot on it that hit both goalposts before it landed in goal. Olausson played only her second match this season. The 30 year old, who is the club's fitness trainer, had decided to quit playing after contributing to Jitex promotion last year but been persuaded by the coaches to return to the field. After the goal the match turned and Jitex had most of the scoring chances, including a penalty kick from Leah Robinson, that goalie Söberg caught.
Göteborgsposten: Tränaren avgjorde för Jitex
Damfotboll.com: Jitex kan andas ut – en vecka till!
Värmlands Folkblad: Förlorade ödesmatchen


Sunnanå - Kif Örebro 0 - 2 (0-2) 
Sunnanå:
Örebro:
Goals: 1-0 Marie Hammarström (63), 2-0 Louise Östman (70)
Attendance: 247
KIF Örebro has never lost to Sunnanå during the 4 years they've played in Damallsvenskan. Not this time either. Sunnanå, missing Hanna Marklund to a yellow card suspension,  played a tough physical game but had problems getting anything done in their offensive third of the field. Örebro's Marie Hammarström and Pavlina Scasna made the difference. Hammarström scored directly from a free-kick and Scasna was instrumental in the fast counter Örebro started after a Sunnanå corner-kick and made it an easy finish for Louise Östman.
Damfotboll.com: KIF Örebro förlängde fyrårig svit
Norra Västerbotten  Kega upprörd efter ny Sunnanåförlust
Nerikes Allehanda: KIF Örebro slog Sunnanå

Västerbottenskuriren: Storseger för Umeå i Womens Cup, Saestum: "Vi spelar för seger"
And a videoclip (Windows media) from Dutch TV - Thank's Hagabo!

SEDD, the association of Damallsvenskan referees, has named Kopparbergs/Göteborg's forward Lotta Schelin their "Player of the Year" for showing "good Fair Play spirit towards referees and players".

Damfotboll.com: Lotta Schelin premieras av domarna
Svensk Fotboll: Lotta årets domarfavorit

Qbik made a very ambitious effort this season, with the goal to establish themselves in the middle of Damallsvenskan. They signed full-time office managers, coaches and players and planned to be able to spend more than 2006, when their turn-over was SEK 5,3 millions. But the club has not reached their goals on the field. With a 0-10-9 record so far, the season has been a huge disappointment and it has obviously hurt their earnings. Qbik's budgeted SEK 2 millions in sponsor earnings is so far only 1,5 millions and attendance figures has plummeted from 1,300 last year to around 400 this season.

The club needs to make harsh cuts in spending and will need to renegotiate some player contracts. Their Nigerians Faith Ikidi, Maureen Mmadu and Yinka Kudaisi all have full time contracts at around SEK 18,000 a month, that runs through the 2007 season. German forward Jennifer Meier, that probably is paid a couple of thousands more, is under contract until the end of this month and it is unlikely that Qbik will try to renew it.
Värmlands Folkblad: Qbik 750 000 kronor back - hotas av kris

KIF Örebro DFF - Malmö FF DFF   0 - 0 (0-0)
Örebro: Kristin Hammarström - Ingrid Ericsson, Keeley Dowling, Stina Segerström, Caroline Näfver - Emelia Erixon, Lena Andersson, Marie Hammarström, Hodan Siid-Ahmed (73 Louise Östman) - Pavlina Scasna, Sandra Persson
Malmö: Caroline Jönsson - Lina Nilsson, Malin Levenstad, Therese Jönsson, Lina Rehov (65 Dora Stefansdottir) - Nanna Johansen, Therese Sjögran, Nilla Fischer, Frida Nordin (71Emma Stålhammar) - Therese Lundin, Ásthildur Helgadóttir 
Attendance:  615
With Jenny Engwall out on yellow card suspension, Malmö had to field yet another teenager in defense, Lina Rehov. Still, the defense did their job well (much thanks to Caroline Jönsson, though) but Malmö's much more merited midfielders got outplayed by Örebro's Lena Andersson and Marie Hammarström. Malmö produced very little forward while Örebro's Scasna once again showed how dangerous she is up front. Örebro's Sundhage was pleased with her team's first ever point against Malmö, while Malmö's Jörgen Petersson thought that his midfield played more nervous and cautious than usual, partly because of the young defense line. He also repeated what he has said several times before; people are having too high expectations on his team, paying more attention to the club's name than to the young and unexperienced squad. A player like Malin Levenstad, 17 years old who had never started for the first team before this season, is replacing Denise Reddy, who had hundreds of matches in Damallsvenskan.
Sydsvenskan: MFF fick bara en poäng mot Örebro
Nerikes Allehanda: KIF Örebro tog poäng mot Malmö FF, pictures (loads of Scasna pictures, but ok, she is good)

Kopparbergs/Göteborg - Umeå IK  2 - 3 (2-3)
Göteborg: Maria Edman - Marlene Sjöberg, Frida Höglund, Sofia Dammström, Maria Nilsson - Sofie Andersson (70 Lisa Ek), Jessica Julin, Salina Olsson, Emmelie Farfa (35 Rebecca Ljungdahl) - Lotta Schelin, Sara Lindén
Umeå:  Sofia Lundgren - Anna Paulson, Johanna Frisk, Sanna Valkonen, Emma Berglund - Anne Mäkinen, Malin Moström, Lisa Dahlqvist (50 Elaine) - Anna Sjöström (60 Marta), Hanna Ljungberg (46 Erika Karlsson), Lise Klaveness
Goals: 0-1 Lisa Dahlqvist (18), 0-2 Hanna Ljungberg (23), 1-2 Sara Lindén (27), 1-3 Malin Moström (33), 2-3 Sara Lindén (44)
Attendance:  2,483
The inauguration of Kopparbergs/Göteborg's new home arena, Valhalla, attracted soccer profiles, local celebrities, a lot of youth teams and enough regular punters to make the small arena look almost sold out. Umeå took control of the match from the start, and when Hanna Ljungberg scored a typical Hanna Ljungberg goal (set up be Lise Klaveness) making it 0-2 already after some 20 minutes you could hear a big sigh from the crowd "Oh no, not one of those games again". But Göteborg tried to be patient, hold on to the ball when they got it and build their attacks carefully. It paid off when Sara Lindén managed to reduce both to 1-2 and 2-3, partly maybe because of a somewhat unexperienced Umeå defense (Maria Bergkvist injured and Karolina Westberg with a virus was missing). In the second half Göteborg even managed to create more situations in front of goal than Umeå did. "Unnecessary exciting", commented Umeå's coach André Jeglertz. It also seems like Umeå is matching their players very carefully in Damallsvenskan: 45 minutes Hanna Ljungberg and 30 minutes Marta seems almost like just enough exercise to keep them in shape for the UEFA cup matches.

The match was originally planned to be televised. But Umeå's early championship win made TV4, that owns the broadcasting rights, schedule a more interesting promotion-struggle match from the men's second tier. The network offered to show the match, if they could move kick-off 2 hours. Göteborg declined, since it by then wasn't possible to change everything around the inauguration ceremony.
Göteborgsposten: Umeå först att vinna på Valhalla
Västerbottenskuriren: UIK fortsätter segersviten

Västerbottens Folkblad: Onödigt spännande när UIK tog ny seger

Djurgården/Älvsjö - QBIK  7 - 0 (2-0)
Djurgården: Bente Nordby - Kristin Bengtsson, Jane Törnqvist, Therese Brogårde, Sara Thunebro - Linda Fagerström, Katrine Pedersen, Anne-Marie Norlin, Elin Ekblom - Victoria Svensson, Laura Österberg Kalmari
Qbik: Maria Yatrakis - Charlotte Nygren, Faith Ikidi, Yinka Kudaisi, Ann-Sofie Halvarsson - Elin Sandgren, Maureen Mmadu, Rebecca Jonsson, Jenny Hallstenson -  Anna Nilsson, Jennifer Meier
Goals: 1-0 Victoria Svensson (18), 2-0 Laura Kalmari (23), 3-0 Ann-Marie Norlin (46), 4-0 Sara Thunebro (73), 5-0 Victoria Svensson (80), 6-0 Victoria Svensson (88), 7-0 Victoria Svensson (89)  
Attendance: 362
Djurgården was in an extraordinary good mood and out-played Qbik over 90 minutes. Qbik didn't have a single shot on goal in the entire match. Still, partly helped by good work from Maria Yatrakis in goal, they were only two goals down after the first half and came out to the second determined to work their way back inte the game. But it only took Victoria Svensson 30 seconds to find Anne-Marie Norlin unmarked by Yatrakis left goal-post. After that, Djurgården continued to play a fast, aggressive game and Victoria Svensson sealed the match with a 10 minute hat-trick against a very tired Qbik.
Dagens Nyheter: Victoria Svensson fyramålsskytt
Värmlands Folkblad: Qbik krossades av Djurgården
Djurgården/Älvsjö: pictures


Hammarby IF - Jitex BK  4 - 0 (0-0)
Hammarby: Katarina Wicksell - Annica Svensson, Linda Forsberg, Elin Sölveskog, Karolina Rinman - Louise Fors (79 Elin Härén), Therese Sandström, Jennie Jonsson, Marijke Callebaut - Emma Lundh (64 Jessica Landström), Sara Johansson (71 Caitlin Fisher)
Jitex: Kristin Luckenbill - Sophia Lindorsson, Emma Herbring (66 Linda Fyhr), Amelie Rybeck, Caroline
Lindblad - Therese Björk, Leah Robinson, Amelie Olausson (86 Kajsa Tornfalk), Sofia Skog - Stacey
Stocco (55 Therese Bjurenlind), Sara Sjöstedt 
Goals: 1-0 Emma Lundh 1-0 (54), 2-0 Sara Johansson (59), 3-0 Jessica Landström (68), 4-0 Jennie Jonsson (89)    
Attendance: 272
After a rather uneventfull first half with a lot of playing mistakes from both sides, Hammarby was the team that came out more aggressive and determined in the second. Emma Lundh, one of Hammarby's teenage talents, scored her first Damallsvenskan goal after great foot-work in the panalty area, leaving two defenders behind her. After Sara johansson made it 2-0, Hammarby dominated the match with a long row of attacks.
Hammarby:  Hammarby vann över Jitex med 4-0


Linköpings FC - Sunnanå SK  2 - 0 (0-0)
Linköping:  Hedvig Lindahl - Frida Östberg, Marie-Louise Skålberg, Charlotte Rohlin, Maria Karlsson - Anna-Kaisa Rantanen, Caroline Seger, Tffeny Milbrett (85 Petra Larsson), Ann Westermark (70 Karin Lindström) - Maria Aronsson (45 Sandra Landberg), Josefine Öqvist
Sunnanå: Åsa Berglund - Kicki Wiklund, Hanna Marklund, Rebecca Smith, Sandra Berggren - Alexandra Nilsson (58 Anna Bodén), Carina Holmberg, Sanna Frostevall, Maria Nordbrandt (78 Magdalena Esseryd) - Lina Johansson, Madelaine Edlund.
Goals: 1-0 Charlotte Rohlin (78), 2-0 Anna-Kaisa Rantanen (85)
Attendance: 667
Sunnanå managed to hold their own against Linköping for almost 80 minutes. "We knew we had to work hard, keep focused and don't make any individual mistakes", said coach Israelsson. And it looked a from Sunnanå's side successfull 0-0, when Frida Östberg took a Linköping corner-shot and defender Charlotte Rohlin could come unmarked from outside and head in the ball. Linköping's coach Per-Johan Karlsson admitted it wasn't a great match, but it's still the result that matters.
Västerbottens Folkblad: Sunnanå tappade på slutet
Norra Västerbotten: Sunnanå förlorade mot Linköping


Mallbackens IF - Bälinge  1 - 1 (0-1)
Mallbacken:  Carola Söberg - Emma Asp, Helena Nilsson, Kathlén Fernström, Louise Jonasson - Linda Nöjd, Therese Persson, Elizabeth Double, Therese Stolpe - Maja Johansson (Julia Spetsmark), Jenny Monsén (Chrisite Swaving)
Bälinge: Maja Åström - Karolina Mats, Lina Andersson, Fanta Cooper, Nera Smajic - Anna Bergendal (79 Mona Najib), Mikaela Björklund (71 Maria Thuré), Linda Sembrandt, Kacey White - Julianne Sitch (79 Emma Lindqvist), Minna Mustonen
Goals: 0-1 Minna Mustonen (13), 1-1 Christie Swaving (86)
Attendance: 1,047
After a tight, but not always that well played match with few scoring opportunities, Mallbacken could force in a tieing goal in the last minutes of the match and win an important point in the relegation struggle. Mallbacken, that had to start without their midfield engine Erla Arnadottir (playing in USA for Iceland's national team), ran a lot and worked hard but not always very contructive in their effort to equalise Bälinge's early lead. Finally Bälinge's keeper Maja Åström was knocked down in a duel with two Mallbacken players and Kristie Swaving put the ball in an open goal. Åström, who injured her hand in the encounter, was very upset with the referee after the match.
Bälinge's point finally put them out of even a theoretical risk of relegation, 10 points away from the relegation line with 3 matches left to play.
Värmlands Folkblad: Kristi frälste Mallbacken i sista stund
Upsala Nya Tidning:  "Jag hatar Mallbacken"

Bälinge's head coach Magnus Wikman has announced that he will not seek an extension of his contract. Wikman took over the position when Bälinge got relegated after the 2004 season and has, as Bälinge's board states, done a great job getting them back getting them back to Damallsvenskan and securing their continued stay there.
Uppsala Nya Tidning: Magnus Wikman lämnar Bälinge

Mallbacken's coaches Mikael Fahlén and Peter Wennberg will both leave after this season. Wennberg will work for the Swedish FA's new talent development program and Fahlén has decided to take a year off from football to get more time for family and his real life job.
Värmlands Folkblad: Lämnar Mallbacken

Before the match media tried to build up tension, branding it a do-or-die game. But Czech and KIF Örebro star Pavlina Scasna was closer to the truth when she calmly analyzed "If we play on the top of our ability and Sweden has a really bad day and we get the first goal, we might be able to shake them". Already when Hanna Ljungberg headed in the first goal from a great Caroline Seger pass, it was obvious that none of Pavlina's conditions were there. The Czech side hardly managed a single dangerous attempt on Sweden's goal and, in spite of not scoring at all during the last hour of play, Sweden played an attractive, inventive football with a good game flow. Seger, who has made some rather pale performances lately, did great in midfield and Lotta Schelin showed speed and skill.

Post-match comments were very positive. There has been reason to worry about the national team, but this match showed something else, something that gives great promises for Chine 2007. Coach Dennerby has had two major tasks since he took over last summer: qualify for the World Cup and start the generation change. The first one wasn't really that big a task, but sports writers across the Swedish media gives him praise for the manner in which he performed his second task. Lotta Schelin and Caroline Seger, that got their first taste of the national team under Marika Domanski Lyfors, have now established themselves in the starting eleven while this years newcomers Stina Segerström and Sara Thunebro have impressed. Dennerby himself says that next years squad for the World Cup is pretty much set already, but there is still place for one or two new players.

Aftonbladet: Kina – här kommer vi
SVT: Sveriges damer klara för VM, match clip
Västerbottens Folkblad: Ljungberg sköt Sverige till VM
Västerbottenskuriren: Hanna sköt Sverige till VM
Corren: Fotbollens pigor klara för VM, Svensk seger – och Seger bäst på plan
Dagens Nyheter: Sverige klart för VM, Ljungberg tror på medalj
Expressen: Hannas sköna dubbelsmäll
Göteborgsposten: Dennerby har något stort på gång, Damlandslaget kan packa för VM
Nerikes Allehanda. Stina på väg till Kina, Pavlina är inte på väg till Kina
Sydsvenskan: Landslag i förvandling kan blomma i Kina
TV4: Fotbollsdamerna klara för VM 2007, video clip

Hammarby's Sara Johansson has been called up by national team coach Thomas Dennerby for the World Cup qualification match against Czech republic. Sickness and injuries in the present squad has made him worried enough to expand the 18 player roster with a 19th player.
Damfotboll.com: Sara Johansson inkallad till Växjö

KIF Örebro's Keeley Dowling has been called up to training camp with the US national team, starting September 26. She is supposed to be back in time for Örebro's home game against Malmö on October 7.
Damfotboll.com: KIF Örebro-spelare till Kalifornien

Swedish FA's  Börje Sandgren simply states that if anyone wanted a change and not just talk about it, they should have put forward a proposition to the FA no later than September 1. Nobody has, so there will be no change in the league format for the 2007 season.

Aftonbladet. Umeås sköna repris

Dagens Nyheter: Överlägsna Umeå har redan vunnit
SVT: Umeå IK svenska mästare igen
Västerbottens Folkblad: Grattis till ännu ett guld UIK, Umeå IK:s utländska guld-kvintett, Överlägset UIK begår allsvenskt självmord, Äntligen fick Dahlkvist känna på guldruschen, UIK efterlyser ändring av spelsystemet – igen, Hur ska övriga lag nå ikapp Umeå IK?

Västerbottenskuriren: Målet är redan klart, Karros sköna revansch, Mästerligt Marta !