Ostersund dream is fading fast
Ostersund, the Swedish Cinderella side which sensationally went from fourth tier no-hopers to the upper reaches of the Allsvenskan, are enduring their own private nightmare at the moment, forced to pick up the pieces of an economic, sporting and institutional cataclysm.
Not so long ago this was a club that lived and breathed overachievement, winning the Swedish Cup in 2017, establishing themselves as one of the most competitive teams in the country and reaching the knockout phase of the 2017-18 Europa League.
During those heady European nights, Ostersund, a team fashioned from Moneyball scraps, managed to claim the scalps of Galatasaray, PAOK, Hertha Berlin and Arsenal, memorably winning 2-1 in North London in a round-of-32 tie. Yet how quickly the dream has faded, with
