AIK vs. Djurgården. AIK's Black Army with a pyro display. September 28, 2009.

Photo credit: pelle_T on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

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In a couple of hours Djurgården will play their most important match of the season. Were the team to lose this game against GAIS they will fall at least six points away from safer ground and relegation would be imminent.
So how will Djurgården perform in this crucial match? Well, perhaps taking a peek at their practices will give us a clue. Click to continue reading...

After browsing the Allsvenskan fixtures earlier today, it struck me that there are no less than five derbies in the upcoming round. The derby on Saturday between AIK and Brommapojkarna will most certainly be the most interesting match and of course it's one that I have carefully planned my entire weekend around. Click to continue reading...

The sixteenth round mirrored the previous round as we saw eight rematches with the only difference being a flip in home-field advantage. Another similarity was that top teams kept on winning and bottom teams kept on losing. The effect of this is that the trend we noted at the end of the previous round remains perfectly intact: Allsvenskan is becoming clearly separated into three distinct segments consisting of five top, six middle and five bottom teams. Click to continue reading...

IFK Göteborg and IF Elfsborg had a golden opportunity to make some space for themselves at the very top of the league in this fourteenth round. But instead this became a round for the history books as far as AIK supporters are concerned. Göteborg continued their poor form and lost to AIK in one of the most exciting games of the year. Click to continue reading...

In a brief moment of clarity I once wrote that I will avoid making predictions because doing so will eventually offer proof that I have no idea of what I'm talking about. While I was smart enough to figure that much out on my own, I am unfortunately dumb enough to ignore my own advice.
The following entry will present my predictions for the fall season in Allsvenskan. Click to continue reading...

Ever since the exciting news of Dulee Johnson's return to AIK there's been a virtual dead calm surrounding Swedish soccer. Nothing truly noteworthy has occurred in the Allsvenskan transfer market in the past week, but the Allsvenskan teams are at least returning to practice following a short vacation. Click to continue reading...

I mentioned the hoolietwattery in my previous post, so it's only fair that the amazing tifo AIK fans put on for the derby against Djurgården last night gets a mention too. This is unbelievable stuff.

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Ivan Obolo scored the winner in tonight's Stockholm derby at Råsunda, where AIK beat Djurgården 1-0. "A really fine goal," Obolo told Canal Plus. Modest, isn't he?

AIK's Sporting Director was asked about Obolo's future after the game, and with the transfer window approaching, he fell short of a resounding commitment to keep the Argentinian in Sweden.

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IFK Göteborg won 2-1 against FF kalmar, thanks to a suberb goal from Tobias Hysen which was immediately hailed by some commentators as the goal of the season. It's some finish, but not quite that good, as Kalmar goalkeeper Petter Wastå will want to look at his positioning, but well-taken all the same from IFK's midfielder.

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We've ignored Allsvenskan a little bit recently, due to unavoidable other commitments*, but there are a couple of stories I'd like to bring to your attention. First up, Swedish hooligans. This has been a theme in coverage of Swedish football, as the problem has grown in recent years. It's certainly something the Stockholm clubs will have to deal with, as they have had more dificulties than other clubs, as the Swedish FA's cack-handed attempts at making away clubs pay for the security of their fans - without sharing any ticket revenue with them - were always doomed to failure.

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IFK Göteborg closed the gap on first place Kalmar FF earlier today. Kalmar's advantage is now reduced to only three points.
IFK Göteborg's Jonas Wallerstedt scored twice in a three minute span (52' & 55'). 21 year-old Gustav Svensson capped of the scoring with the game winner five minutes later in the 60th minute. Click to continue reading...