Sunday December 25, 2005
No brothel visit for Swedes at World Cup
STOCKHOLM: The head of Sweden's football federation, Lars-Ake Lagrell, has given a personal guarantee that players with the country's national team won't be using any brothels at next year's World Cup in Germany.
Lagrell made the comment in response to a call in the Swedish parliament for high-profile Swedish players such as Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Fredrik Ljungberg of Arsenal and Barcelona's Henrik Larsson to involve themselves with a campaign to fight prostitution during the World Cup.
The sale of sexual services is illegal in Sweden although the client is the one who faces the charges.
“We are travelling to Germany for sporting reasons and can't constantly be taking a stand on all kinds of problems,” said Lagrell, adding that no Swedish player will enter any erotic centre during the tournament, which runs from June 9-July 9. – dpa
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