Will be a scapegoat against Slovenia

Jimmy Durmaz in the WC in Russia, Marcus Berg in the EC against Spain, Jesper Karlström and Marcus Danielson after the WC playoff against Poland, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf and Alexander Isak after the loss against Georgia, and Hedvig Lindahl in the WC in France.

Yes, many are the players who have recently been exposed to threats and hatred on social media. This means that the Swedish Football Association is now acting. If a player becomes a scapegoat or has another unfortunate accident, SvFF will close the comment function on social media, when you do not have the opportunity to monitor the comment fields.

– Yes, if we make that assessment. We see what comes in, and if we see that it comes in against a player who has become a scapegoat, then we can make such a decision. If it happened again, we would probably make such a decision, says Andreas Jansson, communications manager at SvFF, to Fotbollskanalen.

SvFF has simply received new guidelines and made new decisions on how to manage their social media.

– The new thing is that we have decided that on certain special occasions when there is high pressure and hot emotions, we have the opportunity to close the comment fields, at times when we do not have the opportunity to keep track of all comments, for example at night, says Jansson.

Why do you do that?

– We have a responsibility to ensure that there are no comments that should not be there, which could be the case if we do not have the opportunity to moderate. It is important that you are nice and have a good tone. No one should be harmed, and we have a responsibility for that.

In recent years, several players have received threats and hatred on their own and also on your social media – what does this mean for this decision?

– There have been some such occasions. It is clear that it is important for that decision. It is important to act and keep up.

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