Sweden captain Andreas Granqvist is happy to delay meeting his newborn daughter if it means extending his World Cup dream at England’s expense. Granqvist’s wife Sophie gave birth to the couple’s second daughter, Mika, overnight on Friday while the veteran defender continued preparations for his side’s quarter-final in Samara. England midfielder Fabian Delph missed the...Full Story »

Andreas Granqvist's VAR-assisted penalty handed Sweden a deserved 1-0 World Cup win over South Korea at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Monday. The win takes Janne Andersson's side joint top in Group F with Mexico after their shock win over reigning champions Germany. The European side were dominant throughout and were twice denied by goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo before another dramatic interventi...Full Story »

Substitutes Aaron Hunt and Nicklas Bendtner scored two apiece to inspire Wolfsburg to victory over Europa League Group F opponents FC Krasnodar. The Bundesliga side were locked at 0-0 with their Russian opponents at half-time, but Hunt made the difference as he netted twice within 12 minutes of his arrival. Wanderson gave the away side a glimmer of hope after 72 minutes but Joshua Guilavogui r...Full Story »

Genoa defender Andreas Granqvist has produced a glowing pre-match report on Sunday's opponents Fiorentina but the main object of his praise is in no mood to submit to flattery. The Rossoblu travel to the Stadio Artemio Franchi eager to pull away from the Serie A relegation zone, above which they enjoy a two-point cushion, while Vincenzo Montella's side look to creep into the Champions League pl...Full Story »

Andreas Granqvist grabbed an equaliser but Genoa could not find the winner they desperately needed to see off fellow strugglers Torino and improve their position towards the foot of Serie A. Sweden international Granqvist nodded home after 29 minutes to cancel out Rolando Bianchi's opener for the visitors and earn a 1-1 draw. But Genoa could not conjure up a second, although they did have a go...Full Story »

Cagliari joined Genoa in mid-table of Serie A on 21 points with a convincing 3-0 win at the Stadio Sant Elia. Pasquale Marino will certainly have imagined a different debut after replacing Alberto Malesani as Genoa coach over the festive period as he saw his side fall apart at the seams, even losing Emiliano Moretti to the sixth red card for a Genoa player this season. Joaquin Larrivey put C...Full Story »

Genoa bounced back from defeat to Inter Milan in midweek to beat Bologna 2-1 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris and climb two places to seventh in Serie A. Marco Rossi put the home side in front just before the break, but Gaston Ramirez levelled 10 minutes into the second half. Lucas Pratto's first goal in Serie A five minutes from time then earned the Rossoblu all three points and condemned Bologna...Full Story »