STINA BLACKSTENIUS: SHE SCORES THE GOALS

After scoring the goal that won us the UEFA Women’s Champions League, Stina Blackstenius marked her return to international football with a hat-trick for Sweden. With Stina heading to Switzerland’s UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 in the form of her life, we’ve gone back to the start by speaking to Micael Westerberg, who coached Stina at Vadstena GIF, where her career began from 2002 to 2012, as well as football journalist Frida Fagerlund, who has been covering the Sweden national team since 2017.

“I remember a lot,” Micael said, thinking back to where it all began. “I was her coach for seven years, so yeah, it was a great time. I think she was nine years old when I met her for the first time as a…