The Djurgarden Courier
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Both of them Kristian Strømland Lien's — 8.38
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.38, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Market3 Aug 2026
Djurgarden turn down GIF Sundsvall for Jeppe Okkels
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Bo Hegland runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 25. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Lucas Kåhed due for a Djurgarden medical
Everything agreed with another club, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Djurgarden
Kristian Strømland Lien and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market3 Aug 2026
Albin Ekdal is a Djurgarden player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Djurgarden training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daniel Stensson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
Djurgarden agree a free transfer for Godwin Aguda
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
One of their own: Max Larsson
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
In brief
- Market Falkenberg watching Mikael Marqués
- Match Kristian Strømland Lien the difference as Djurgarden beat IF Elfsborg
- Market Djurgarden and Daniel Stensson are talking past each other