Gustaf Lagerbielke #2

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Has a somewhat unusual routine with his national team friends Noel Törnqvist and Benjamin Nygren: “We go to the beach, look at the stars, and discuss life’s big questions. It gets deep – from starting XI discussions to conspiracy theories, whether the moon landing was fake or not, and so on.” The surname Lagerbielke belongs to a noble family with its own coat of arms and Gustaf himself holds the title of “friherre” (baron). “For me, it’s nothing special, but I understand people find it interesting – it’s not very common in football,” he says. He accidentally sprayed champagne on Sweden’s prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, after Sweden had secured World Cup qualification with the win over Poland. “He apologised, but he didn’t need to,”Kristersson says.

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