Hedvig Lindahl stated earlier right this moment that the match on Saturday along with her childhood membership Eskilstuna United will likely be her final in her profession.
One who joins the refrain of reward is Lindahl’s former nationwide staff colleague and SVT’s knowledgeable Hanna Marklund.
– I’ve by no means seen anybody who had such a physique, attain and resilience. Her bodily options actually stood out, she says.
Marklund singles out WC 2019 as a time when Lindahl was not solely good, however maybe the very best goalkeeper on the earth.
– She was so decisive within the match.
“Extremely excessive stage”
As a result of that’s in all probability one thing the Swedish folks will keep in mind – the championship performances.
– Her final 12 months within the membership staff, she misplaced her first place, however each time she delivered with the nationwide staff. Championship after championship, such an extremely excessive stage.
Even exterior of soccer, she has tried to affect. A number of instances she has fought for LGBTQ rights and to strengthen ladies’s soccer.
– She has at all times been concerned in driving ladies’s soccer ahead. For Swedish soccer, she has had monumental significance, notes Marklund.
