The Orebro Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Antonio Yakoub signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Antonio Yakoub commits to Orebro for another 3 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Brentford tell Orebro: Ethan Laidlaw is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Match8 Aug 2026
IF Elfsborg take the points off Orebro
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Chovanie Amatkarijo beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 19. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market10 Aug 2026
Orebro promote Oscar Lindelof from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Oscar Lindelof has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Erik Ibrahimovic steps up from the Orebro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Erik Ibrahimovic has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Filip Hiljemark joins the Orebro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Filip Hiljemark is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Orebro promote Robin Krafth from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robin Krafth has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑2 Viktor Berg left the room before anybody could ask which.
In brief
- Transfer targets Orebro ask about Martin Ellingsen
- Squad 6 new faces, and Orebro are still learning each other
- The dugout Antonio Yakoub knocks on the manager’s door