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“SUNDERLAND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF TAKING TIME OFF TO FLY TO THE MOON. I’D HAVE LOVED TO DO THAT”

What was it like to play for Sweden when your country hosted Euro 92, then knock out Graham Taylor’s England?

That was a great tournament – you only had eight teams at the European Championship back then, so the quality was incredibly high. It was no surprise that we beat England 2-1, because I never lost to them! How do you say it? We were their bogey team! That match is still iconic in Sweden but there are plenty of others, like the one when Terry Butcher wore that bloody bandage against us in 1989. That is famous around the world. I don’t think you would get away with it now – a bit of blood and

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