New two-year term for Nilsson in Sweden

Karl-Erik Nilsson has been re-elected as president of the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) for a two-year term at the association’s annual general meeting in Stockholm.

Formerly a teacher, Nilsson went on to become a referee, officiating at matches in the UEFA Champions League and at UEFA EURO 2000.

He was tournament director at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and had several other UEFA assignments, working as a referee observer and mentor for younger officials. He was first elected as SvFF president in 2012.

Nilsson stessed football’s important role off the pitch. ”We continue to strengthen our work in areas such as pluralism and integration, and acceptance of disabled people and the LGBT community, in accordance with the belief that ‘Everyone is different – different is good’”.