It’s the morning after a heavy loss endured by Faroe Islands VS Spain. A loss that by no means was surprising. The first-ever full-time head coach of the Faroe Island’s women’s national team told me the day before that game, that for them it’s not about the score or result, but about the performance. …But that’s about as far as we will dive into, as far as the Faroe Islands national team is involved in this article. To read that story you will need to get yourself a copy of the Faroe Islands edition of Football is Everywhere which you can now pre-order. This? This story of what happened the m ..read more

Having just missed out on the Olympic gold medal last summer with captain Caroline Seger missing the decisive penalty in the Olympic final, Sweden has been very close to winning the championship for several years now, but never really were able to go all the way for the gold. In the 2011 and 2019 World Cups they got the bronze. In the 2016 and 2021 Olympics they won Silver. In the last 12 years, Sweden only missed out on silverware twice, yet hasn’t got the ultimate prize, gold. Having been so close, will this be the year? Before heading to England, Sweden was to have a friendly against ..read more

In a town with a population of just 1,796 in 2020, Vittsjö GIK is a club that breaks the common phrase used in Sweden as to explain why other leagues are slowly starting to overtake the Damallsvenskan with that being “men powered clubs have more money” being yet another club in Sweden that is not powered by a men’s club, and that has done quite well, in contrast to many of the men powered clubs in Sweden. Photo by Pato Jerzak /// Football is Everywhere Vittsjö GIK is neither a team powered by a dominant men’s team nor is it in a big city, yet has managed to come to the Damallsvenskan and not j ..read more

You have your football pitches. You have your old-school not too family friendly stadiums. You have your modern football arenas. And then there’s the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. I’ve been to many stadiums across Europe, but there’s nothing quite like this one. If you are walking around the area, you would think that it’s a castle. There is not many football stadiums like this left. And preserved so well. Olympic Stadium Stockholm /// Michael Smolski – Football is Everywhere (find more on our Instagram @ftbliseverywhere) But this stadium built for the 1912 Olympic Games isn’t just special f ..read more

That’s not a quote about Rob Clark, but by Rob Clark about the current head coach of Brighton, Graham Potter, and in the case of Rob, his former coach. But if we were to make a quote about Rob, “working with people as human beings” is what we would say. Rob Clark? At the time of wrtiting, he’s the U19 Coach of Piteå IF Dam. Rob himself also features in our North of Sweden edition of Football is Everywhere, which is shipping now (until we sell out) and which you can order below to read Rob’s full football story. Issue 2 Faroe Islands €12.00 Add to cart Issue 1 North of Sweden €12.00 Ad ..read more