Dane does this have anything to do with it
Danes and Swedes have a complicated relationship. For centuries, Sweden, or large parts of Sweden was part of Denmark. In 1520, after the coronation of King Christian II, the council of Swedish noblemen sent a letter requesting more autonomy for Sweden. The Danish king invited them to a meeting in Stockholm November 7 - 9, where they were all beheaded. The bloodbath in Stockholm.
When I was a child, the rivalry between Denmark and Sweden was mainly football, and Denmark was at a disadvantage because it did not allow professionals on the national team, which the nasty Swedes did. Both Denmark and Sweden had many players in Italy, but only the swedes could play on the national team. I remember Kurt Hamrin. When I was a child, Denmark always lost. Nowadays, the contest is more even, and Denmark usually wins.
Kurt Roland Hamrin (Swedish:
[ˈkɵʈː hamˈriːn]; born 19 November 1934) is a Swedish retired
footballer who played as a
winger. He began his career in his home country with
AIK, but later played for several Italian clubs, most notably
Fiorentina, with whom he won two
Coppa Italia titles, a
Cup Winners' Cup, and a
Mitropa Cup over nine years, making over 350 appearances for the club and scoring over 200 goals in all competitions. A prolific goalscorer, he is currently the eighth highest
goalscorer of all-time in Italy's
Serie A, with 190 goals.
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