They did it again! Jose Mourinhos’ – The Special One – new dynamic superduo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (34) and his young protégée Marcus Rushfird (18). Manchester United beat Hull away on a goal from Rushford in the 92nd minute of the game. Winning with a single goal, away, in pouring rain. That’s how you win …
There is a saying in Sweden about Swedish international soccer superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic – now playing for Manchester United – he is everywhere, all the time. Well, it really is true. Soccer is popular also in Australia. Manchester United is the number one club, so…..also in Australia, Ibrahimovic ia everywhere. In newspapers, media, on …
Back in one of my favourite countries in the world, Australia for work. I always enjoy returning down under. I am in Sydney over the weekend for meetings early next week. I love Sydney. It is a truly amazing city. My first ever long journey in 1988 took me here, to Sydney, where I …
I love movies. I always have. Travelling as much as I do, also presents a great opportunity to watch a lot of movies – especially on the long hauls. I like different kinds of movies, from thrillers to biograhies. What I do prefer is an intelligent plot (or true story), told in an original …
I want to remind you all about the new book, ‘Offshore, oil and gas installations security’ by friend and colleague Dr. Mikhail Kashubsky, at the Center of Customs and Excise Center of Charles Sturt University. Milhail is also Head lf the Secretariat of the International Network of Customs Universities (INCU), where I am Honarary …
My perosonal favourite quote is ‘Nothing is impossible’. I know this is true.The impossible just takes a bit longer to achieve. There are many stories to tell about people achieving the impossible. It is all about people. People change the world. Here is another great story for you. The girl on the left is …
They all have names. Zlstan Ibrahimovic supports the World Food Programme. 805 million people are suffering from hunger today. They all have names. The world needs us, it needs your help. Let us feed the world. It is time for change. Link to Ibra and the 805millilnnames campaign
When I was born I was the 32 61 459 054th person on Earth and 77 110 430 412 people have lived on Earth until today. My dear Bangladeshan friend Etheshamul Hoque has directed me towards a very interesting article and campaign at BBC in UK. It is a very interesting initiative about the …
It is glorious to live in the age of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. To my grandchildren I will one day say, I saw him play.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has created another success when entering his new club Manchester United and the Premiere League this season. Zlatan has always been a charismatic charachter and controversial person with a lot of integrity and according to some people, arrogance (I don’t agree – believing in your own ability is not arrogance). Especially in …
If you look at all the data, it’s clear there’s never been a better time to be alive. Swedish author, historian, thinker – and my Facebook friend, Johan Norberg has published an article in The Spectator. Johan Norberg is a historian devoted to promoting economic globalization and classical liberal positions. He is arguably most …
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My club, Malmö FF, won today at home 4-1 against Jönköping Södra. Goals by Bengtsson, Kjartansson, Christiansson (above) and Jeremejeff. We are leading and at the top of the Swedish League after 19 games. One point ahead of last years’ champions Norrköping, six points ahead of AIK Solna from Stockholm and ten points ahead …
The challange to meet the United Nations 17 global sustainability has started and Swedish daily newspaper SvD presents in several articles the views of Swedish leaders working with international development to express their views. This is an inofficial translation of some parts of the interview with UN Deputy Secretary General Joaiim Reiter. The UN …
The XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is over. It was good games. Sweden ended up in 26th place of all participating countries with eleven medals, two gold, six silver and three bronze medals. Not so bad for a country with 9,5 million citizens. Even though we have had better games The …
At the international airport of Rio de Janeiro (GIG) I did run into the Swedish national team in soccer, that won the Olympic silver medal at a heroic performance in the final against Germany at Maracana yesterday. I was there and watched the team play a really good game. I asked the coach Pia …
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has arrived to England. People has noticed… Ibrahimovic has played four games for his new club Manchester United and he has score five goals so far. An overhead kick goal in his first game against Galatasaray. Then Zlatan scored the 2-1 winner in the Community Shield final against Leichester. Last week he …
Which is the world’s most innovative country? Answering this question is the aim of the annual Global Innovation Index and a related report, which were published recently by Cornell University, INSEAD, a business school, and the World Intellectual Property Organisation. The ranking of 140 countries and economies around the world, which are scored using …
So I have entered the eye of hurricane. Rio de Janeiro, one of the most beautiful cities in the world has gone mad. It is the fever of the Olympic games that has arrived. The Olympic Symbol at Copacabana I am back in Brazil for work. The meetings take place in one of my …
We have talked about globalization the last twenty years. In the beginning we didn’t really know what it meant but we have now seen the globalization effects the last decade, especially in areas like movement of people and goods. There are many examples. Global crises that have impacted all of us. However there are …
The Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has the last days visited Serbia. During the vidit PM Löfven met Serbian Prime Minister Alexandar Vucic. Löfven promised his and Swedens’ support for Serbias wish to join the European Union. “I appreciate the progress that Serbia has made” Löfven stated to media. PM Löfven had a long …
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