More than the Score – What draws Sweden’s footballers to England’s WSL?

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England’s Women’s Super League, or WSL, is one of the richest leagues in women’s football, with players from many countries – but it’s proven particularly attractive for Swedish footballers. Twenty-three Swedes play across the league, including such names as Manchester United’s Fridolina Rolfo and Hanna Lundkvist, as well as Arsenal’s Stina Blackstenius.

But has that damaged Sweden’s own league, the Damallsvenskan, and what does the flow of players to other countries mean for the country’s youth development?

Swedish football journalist Amanda Zaza and Mia Eriksson, communication manager at Swedish side Linköping, join the BBC’s Sophia Hartley to discuss the qualities that make Swedish players so attractive to WSL clubs, whether the number of players moving abroad is having an effect on Swedish domestic football, and if the country’s top clubs, like Häcken and Hammarby, are still forces to be reckoned with in Europe.

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