[THE PITCH: Blog 3] Late Morning, March 19, 2014
“Bankrutt” is the only word I recognize as I scanAftonbladet, a larger Swedish daily newspaper, reporting headline news. My club team Tyresö declared bankruptcy and was folding only two days before our Champions League quarterfinal. We step offthe field after our best training session of the season when the Twitter notifications begin to buzz on our phones. I look frantically around the locker room trying to understand, but the Swedishmixed with panic confuses me. I knew the club was meeting with the Swedish federal government that day, but I thought it was at 15:00. I check the clock: 11:30. The only thing clear is that the energythat sprung from a post-practice high has quickly depleted. Everyone is as confused and scared as I am.
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