Swedish legend Henrik Larsson had an emotional farewell from professional football on Wednesday night as he played his last ever professional game for Swedish side Helsingborg. Larsson had announced his intent to retire at the end of this season but decided to bow out one game early in order to play his last match in front of the Helsinborg supporters.

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Sweden and Celtic FC football legend Henrik Larsson has played his final professional match at age 38. Larsson featured in Helsingborg's 2-0 Allsvenska defeat to Djurgarden last night to bring an end to a storied career that began in 1988. Larsson leaves the game with over 300 goals scored for the likes of Helsingborg, Feyenoord, Celtic [. Click to continue reading...

If you take a peek at the standings in Allsvenskan after the twentieth round you could easily believe that the battle at the top was as close as ever. If you actually saw the games of the twentieth round you'd wonder what in the world happened to a couple of these top contenders. Elfsborg may only have a one point lead at the moment, but they are clearly growing into a heavy title favorite. Click to continue reading...

The twentieth round of Allsvenskan gives us two very interesting matches at the top of the table. Kalmar is up against the wall as they take on league leaders AIK. The reigning champions of Kalmar will need to come up with a good result in order to remain in a strong title contender. In the other notable match-up for the top, disease-ridden and injury-laden Elfsborg takes on Örebro only three days after their match against Lazio in the Europa League. Click to continue reading...

Sam Tillen of Fram Reykjavik will be writing regularly for Les Rosbifs, revealing the behind-the-scenes stories and events of his team's Europa League and PepsiDeild campaigns. If you would like to ask Sam a question, or leave a comment, please do so clicking on the link below. The weekend of the 1st of August was the [. Click to continue reading...

The seventeenth round of Allsvenskan leaves us scratching our heads, with absolutely no idea what to expect in the title race. Allsvenskan has been called the second most competitive league in Europe after the top flight in San Marino and it's certainly living up to that reputation. The top five teams are currently all neck-in-neck with only three points separating Helsingborg in first place from AIK in fifth. Click to continue reading...

In a perfect world, a Swedish Cup fixture against a Superettan side like Mjällby would provide AIK with an easy victory by a three goal margin. Reality is unfortunately a bit more complicated and the Swedish Cup quarter-final on Wednesday promises to provide quite a challenge for our beloved AIK.
Superettan teams have performed well against Allsvenskan sides so far in the Cup. 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...

It's do or die now as the UEFA U21 enters its semi-final stage.
Germany tackle the Italians in Helsingborg while a tasty clash is on the menu in Gothenburg, where a sell-out crowd is expected for Sweden v England.
A united Germany has yet to reach the finals while Italy have featured in five of the last nine u21 finals, winning four of them. Click to continue reading...

UEFA u21 Championship, Sweden 2009
Sweden 3-1 Serbia, Malmo, 19,820
Italy 2-1 Belarus, Helsingborg, 3,014
Sweden and Italy advanced to the semi-finals tonight leaving Belarus and Serbia to pack their bags.
The hosts downed Serbia 3-1 in front of almost 20,000 fans in Malmo, the championship's biggest crowd yet, with tournament top gunner Marcus Berg scoring twice in the first quarter of an hour to lift his goal tally to five. Click to continue reading...

Watch the U21 Euro 2009 live here.

The 2009 European Under-21 Championship will take place in Sweden from 15 June to 29 June. While it's expected to be overshadowed in press coverage by the dress rehearsal for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the U21 Euro 2009 still promises to be a showcase of quality football and a chance for European football fans to evaluate the young stars of tomorrow (be it for their clubs or national teams).

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Italy U21 v Serbia U21 (Group A)
Date: Tuesday 16th June
Venue: Helsingborg
Kickoff: 19:45 GMT

5-time champions Italy will hope to make a winning start to their Euro Under-21 campaign when they take on Serbia at the Olympia Stadium in Helsingborg on Tuesday.

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Watch the U21 Euro 2009 live here.

The 2009 U-21 Euros will take place across 4 venues in Sweden from 15 June to 29 June, with the best and brightest young footballers from Europe hoping to stake a place in the senior national team on the basis of their performances this summer.

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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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This is too good not to share. It doesn't really need explaining, but let's do it anyway: Swedish goalscoring legend Henrik Larsson (formerly of Celtic, Man Utd and Barcelona) is finishing up his career in the Swedish Allsvenska playing for his hometown club Helsingborg. In this vid (spotted on - where else? Click to continue reading...

Hammarby will look to break their season opening funk against Helsingborg on Wednesday while rebro SK travels to winless Orgryte IS. Click to continue reading...

Helsingborgs IF (alternative spelling Hälsingborgs IF between 1912 and 1971), most commonly referred to as HIF, or Helsingborg, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. The club, formed 4 June 1907, has won six national championship titles and three national cup titles. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Click to continue reading...

Halmstads are meeting Helsingborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan Monday August 11th. Watch the Livestream here Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today!  Click to continue reading...