This project is part of an investment called Broadband expansion
The measure fund support for the expansion of broadband connectivity where market operators cannot expand on a commercial basis
Support shall be provided up to a connection point
(‘homes passed’) and for infrastructure with a capacity of at least 1 Gbit/sec
Kungsbacka Municipality has received 0.2 million EUR for this project (2 million SEK
ECB exchange rate of plan submission on 28 May 2021)
When driving towards Gothenburg from the south you will at some point see a life-sized Mario sticking out above the treeline
surrounded by little signs with Nintendo trivia
this is the location of the first Swedish distributor of Nintendo products
as well as the only distributor not owned by Nintendo
At first, it proved hard to sell them, but things picked up when a deal was struck with a watch distributor. The initial order of 30,000 units was sold, and soon Bergsala was moving as many as 180,000 of the devices every month. By 1983, 1.7 million consoles had been sold in Sweden.
Eventually, Nintendo opened its own branch in Europe, but the relationship between the two companies remained good and Scandinavian rights have always gone through Bergsala.
A Super Mario statue has stood outside Bergsala since the 1980s as a symbol of the collaboration between the two companies. However, the first iteration was not a perfect match for Mario. In 2016, the statue was replaced by one that is truer to Mario's official design. It has stood there ever since overlooking the highway, in the middle of a little park filled with Mario trivia.
These massive animal sculptures were constructed as part of a reality TV show challenge.
A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.
A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.
This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.
This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.
IKEA Kungsbacka by Form Us With LoveJan 29, 2017 5:41 pm ESTForm Us With Love
the first kitchen fronts line entirely made from recycled plastic bottles and reclaimed industrial wood
With twenty five plastic bottles used for every 40x80cm unit
Kungsbacka proves a viable alternative as well as a statement to the world
this kitchen proves that these materials can be used for household goods in large scale production," stated Jonas Pettersson
Besides pioneering kitchen fronts by collaborating on a line completely made out of what others discard
Form Us With Love developed a distinctly angled silhouette in matte
"The function of the chamfer is emotive," explained John Löfgren
"It's an ingeniously generous shape making use of an industrial process sparingly to add something extra
breaking the rigid formality and flatness of kitchen fronts
the KUNGSBACKA line stands out as both clean cut and modular
ready to fit any kitchen plan for decades to come
designing a line which is resilient to fashion-a kitchen that people want to keep
Form Us With Love carefully explored the possibilities of the new kitchen material without losing track of the production cost
When using recycled and reclaimed materials
more research and development goes into the project
affordability becomes the challenge-testing and qualifying the kitchen to maintain a low price
and yet withstand usage for 25 years and more
applying waste materials in production is unfortunately still costly and the KUNGSBACKA kitchen fronts could have easily ended up too expensive," commented Anna Granath
"Overcoming the price was a milestone in the development
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Kungsbacka is located on the Swedish west coast just south of Gothenburg
Old wooden houses characterise the city centre and offer a picturesque and charming atmosphere with cafes
The Kungsbacka River meanders through the city and into the Kungsbacka Fjord
new districts are emerging -one of them is the new sport centre
We are making room for the athletes and elite investments of the future
Kungsbacka is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Sweden with more than 1,000 new residents each year
There are many reasons why Kungsbacka is an attractive place to live
Being able to enjoy the miles of coastline
fields and forests while having easy access to the big city is one
The high quality of public services such as childcare
This may be the reason why Super Mario chose to move to Kungsbacka – The Nordic countries’ distribution headquarters for Nintendo products is based in the city – but nobody knows for certain
From his outlook on top of a warp pipe he has been keeping an eye on the comings and goings on the motorway since the 1990s
All together there are about 10,000 companies
and many of our entrepreneurs live in the municipality
and one of the main attractions is Hede Fashion Outlet that draws visitors from near and far away
There are also many entrepreneurs working in high-tech industries with their sights set on innovation and smart solutions
Did you know that Kungsbacka is home to one of the first organic beauty brands in Sweden
Kungsbacka is also home to some interesting startups
One of them is currently working on creating high-tech electric motorcycles
making the riding experience both thrilling and sustainable
Kungbacka is a municipality with high ambitions
working hard on being the best place to live in
Students in Kungsbacka are testing Virtual Reality as a solution for those who can’t join the classroom in person but still feel like they are there
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The Kungsbacka line is made entirely of recycled materials
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Ikea has unveiled a sleek new kitchen system made from all recycled materials
the line of cabinets features a coating made from recycled plastic bottles—twenty-five per unit
while the structure itself is made from reclaimed industrial wood
The surface is finished in a dark grey matte that is meant to recall a nice black T-shirt
Kungsbacka was designed by Swedish studio Form Us With Love
whose CEO Jonas Pettersson was concerned with thinking of the plastic bottle not as waste but as a resource
"We have to challenge the excuses for not using waste as a resource by showing how to best put these materials back into production
making affordable democratic products that will last," he told Dezeen
The two companies worked closely together to develop methods of sustainable production that were not too costly, as a lot of sustainable design ends up being expensive. According to Form Us With Love, the cabinets are expected to last for 25 years. Ikea also recently announced new wedge dowel joints that are sturdier than the traditional bolting used on tables
Via: Dezeen
Kungsbacka is the fourth Swedish city to order zero emission buses from Volvo
the municipality’s public transport company
has ordered three electric buses and three plug-in hybrid buses from the Gothenburg-based company
These are the first electric buses to operate in that of Kungsbacka
The start of operations is scheduled for June 2020
Volvo hybrid electric buses have been in regular service since summer 2018 in Värnamo and on line 55 in Gothenburg (together with battery electric buses)
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“It was an entertaining game and a good one for us to have before we start play in the tournament,” said U.S. head coach David Carle
“We’ll use what we learned in the two exhibition games to continue to build
and look forward to our first game against Norway on Tuesday.”
The U.S. got out to a 1-0 lead just 2:35 into the contest after a long up-ice feed from Hutson found Quinn Finley (Suamico
who streaked up the middle and beat Mathis Rosseau stick side
Canada evened the game at 9:52 when Macklin Celebrini directed the puck with his skate past Jacob Fowler (Melbourne
Fla./Boston College) off the rebound of Jorian Donovan’s shot
but the goal would have likely been waved off if it was
Cutter Gauthier (Scottsdale
Ariz./Boston College) had a couple of good chances on the first U.S
and also clanged one off the post from the side of the right circle with just more than three minutes left in the stanza
Conor Geekie scored off the rebound at 4:30 to give Canada a 2-1 lead. Sam Rinzel (Chanhassen, Minn./University of Minnesota) evened the contest at 7:20 when he wristed one home from the left circle with Isaac Howard (Hudson
Wis./Michigan State University) and Gauthier drawing assists
Team USA took a 3-2 lead at 11:08 of the middle frame when Howard threaded a pass from behind the net to a wide-open Leonard in front who went to his backhand for the goal
Oliver Moore (Mounds View
Minn./University of Minnesota) expanded the U.S
lead late in the second period with a wrist shot at 16:38 with Gauthier and Hutson drawing assists
Mass./Boston College) picked up a helper on the play as well and the U.S
Canada cut the deficit to one goal when Celebrini tipped a shot from Jordan Dumais on the power play at 4:58 in the third period
Owen Allard put home his own rebound in front to tie the score
Hutson poked the puck off the stick of a Canadian defender near the left point and raced in before wristing a shot to the top corner of the net for the game-winner
Fowler made 12 saves in the first 32:03
while Augustine went the rest of the way and had 26 stops
will open play in the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship on Tuesday (Dec
26) against Norway with opening faceoff set for 5 p.m
Leonard (2-0—2) and Howard (0-2—2) … Canada outshot Team USA
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we are discussing the madness that occurred at the Ft Lauderdale Pro Swim
Ledecky’s world record in the 800 free proves that age is seemingly just a number for her
but it also makes the Rio 2016 swim she beat out more memorable
Marchand has a few areas of improvement to work on if he hopes to return to his Paris form at the World Championships this summer in Singapore
March 07th, 2023 Britain, Europe, International, News, Previews & Recaps
The 2023 Swedish Grand Prix is set to kick off on Friday From Kungsbacka
Not only are several high-profile domestic swimmers ready to race
but they’ll be joined by visiting athletes from England
the Netherlands and beyond over the course of the 3-day competition
13-year-old Amelie Blocksidge looks to build upon her head-turning performance in the 1500m freestyle put up last month
Competing at the Lancashire County Age Group Championships, Blocksidge ripped a huge lifetime best of 16:35.65
Her time established a new British Age Record for 13-year-olds but also would beat out the record for British 14- and 15-year-olds as well
Blocksidge enters this Swedish Grand Prix as the top-seeded 1500m swimmer while the teen will also take on the 400m and 800m freestyle races
Domestic athlete Sophie Hansson is entered in this meet as well
taking on the 3 distances of her bread-and-butter breaststroke discipline
The 24-year-old European champion has already raced this year
putting up a 50m breaststroke time of 30.69 and 100m breaststroke mark of 1:06.95 at the Luxembourg Euro Meet in January
Those performances rank her as the 6th and 10th fastest performer in the world this season
The men’s breaststroke events will see 22-year-old Erik Persson put his talent on display
The Swede is set to contest the 100m and 200m breast as well as the men’s 200m IM
Persson is coming off a successful 2022 which saw him take silver in the 200m breast at the World Championships in Budapest
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Former Masters swimmer and coach Loretta (Retta) thrives on a non-stop but productive schedule
that includes having earned her MBA while working full-time in IT while owning French 75 Boutique while also providing swimming insight for BBC
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This month Ikea launched Kungsbacka
a new range of kitchen fronts made from recycled PET bottles
“We know that every year approximately 100 billion bottles are consumed worldwide
and that is only water bottles,” said Anna Granath
we saw that we could give PET bottles a second life by including them in our kitchen fronts.”
The challenge was to make sustainable products available and affordable for the mass market
since the use of recycled materials can often drive up costs
Ikea and their development partners spent two years adjusting the materials
and production process to be more affordable while not compromising on form
“Ikea reaches out to so many people, so we wanted to design a product that is accessible and affordable,” said Jonas Pettersson, co-founder of design company Form Us With Love and leader of design for the Kungsbacka
Kungsbacka is just the start,” said Granath
“Since our products are bought by so many people
by offering more sustainable materials we actually have the opportunity to improve the industry and contribute to worldwide changes.”
“We were ready to make a bigger impact,” said Frouke Bruinsma
head of corporate responsibility at G-Star
“We hope our campaign has led to more awareness around this topic
and hope recycling materials will become more mainstream.”
The organization Parley for the Oceans helped both adidas and G-Star adapt ocean plastic for production. “At this point, it’s no longer just about raising awareness,” Gyrill Gutsch, founder of Parley for the Oceans, said in a press release
“It’s about taking action and implementing strategies that can end the cycle of plastic pollution for good.”
The use of recycled plastic is not new in itself. Patagonia, for example, launched its first fleece made from recycled plastic bottles in 1993
But recovered ocean plastic has not previously been scaled up for use in mass-market consumer products
and mass-market brands like Ikea have traditionally shied away from recycled plastics to keep costs down
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One person was injured in a shooting at a shopping centre in Kungsbacka in western Sweden on Sunday afternoon
a man in his 50s was killed early on Monday morning in his apartment
Police have arrested suspects in both cases
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having tight battles in both the 200 and 400 IM but ultimately touching 2nd in both
Cal Bear and Mexican swimmer Humberto Najera took down a pair of national records in the men’s backstroke events
13-year-old Amelie Blocksidge has done it again
lowering her own British Age Record in the girls’ 1500m freestyle event
Competing on day one of the 2023 Swedish Grand Prix in Kungsbacka
Blockidge registered a new lifetime best of 16:31.16 to grab the gold
She got to the wall over 24 seconds ahead of the next-closest competitor to take the victory decisively
Entering this meet, Blocksidge’s career-quickest and British Age Record rested at the 16:35.65 she put up just a few weeks ago at the Lancashire County Age Group Championships
That was enough to rip her previous PB of 17:12.41 from last year to shreds
the City of Salford Swimming Club sliced another 4 seconds off to check in with the fastest time ever for British 13-year-olds
Blocksidge’s 16:31.16 would have placed 4th at the 2022 World Junior Championships and garnered the bronze medal at the 2022 European Junior Championships
the British teen’s time would rank her as the 10th fastest American performer of all time in the 13-14 age group
Look forward to seeing this event at British Champs
No drugs in sport are you implying that Amelie is taking drugs
I can say that Amelie doesn’t always PB and she deals with it very well for someone so young she just goes and works harder and smarter in training
She is a very talented and sensible swimmer
Your negative comments are Not welcome let her enjoy the moment and the success
FYI Amelie got smashed in the face in the warmup this morning smashed her goggles and got a bad cut on her eye so she had to swim the first event 200 freestyle with training goggles and no warm and still made the B final
My daughter swam with her for years at city of Salford
She has not always PB’d and has worked very hard to achieve these amazing swims and times
Keep going Amelie x love Emma and Emily 😘
she is ok thank you her eye and mouth are a bit sore but she still managed to win the 800 freestyle and smash the British 13and14 year female records
but that does make her 8:39 800 Free just now all the more incredible
Thank you she is absolutely amazing tough cookie and so focused
The 7s PB for Phoebe Cooper (b.2008) in the 400im was a real eye-catcher too – 4.47 is not too shabby at her age
She has four good strokes and has previously excelled over shorter distances so keep an eye out
Now a 2:15.1 British 14 year old age group record in the 200IM beating a 2:15.2 set by Shanahan in 2019
She also went a 2:01 in the 200 Free just before this
her 800 PB is 8:48 and she went through 800 in an 8:49
She possibly has a chance to make the world championships this year
Fina A cut for World Champs this year in the 1500 is 16:29.57
less than 2 seconds quicker than what she just did
I’m fairly confident she’ll be under that at trials but british swimming being british swimming means she’ll have to be sub 16
She’ll likely be at european juniors this year though where she’ll definitely be a medal threat
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the Swedish furniture retailer’s latest line of kitchen cabinets
is made from reclaimed industrial wood and recycled plastic bottles
the inspiration for these elegant cabinets — which boast a 45-degree chamfer (a symmetrical sloping edge) at the top and bottom of each to enhance the horizontal lines in the kitchen — came from something far from a landfill
“Sustainability should be for the many people
It should not only be for the ones that can afford it and that was something really important for us when we started the development of Kungsbacka,” Granath added
Kungsbacka comes with IKEA’s 25-year warranty
“Our aim is to increase the share of recycled materials in our products
We are looking into new ways how to reuse materials
so that we can give the materials new life in a new product,” Granath said
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A worst case analysis led to a best case scenario — something both Gurudeep and his manager Stefan Miholic agrees on
Gurudeep Manjulgud Devraj is 25 years old and has made a long journey from his native Bangalore
India — a city with millions of residents and where he received his bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics— to comparatively speaking tiny Kungsbacka in the western part of Sweden
“I came to Chalmers in 2016 to get my master’s degree
When it came time to select a topic for my master’s thesis
I read a description for a thesis work on ‘worst case analyses’ that caught my eye.”
Stefan Miholic had written the description
Gurudeep contacted Stefan at ABB and was called to an interview
“I felt good about Gurudeep from the start at the interview
He was energetic and asked relevant questions,” remembers Stefan Miholic
Stefan Miholic is head of the research and development department at ABB in Kungsbacka
The factory develops products for machine safety that help prevent injuries to people working in the industry
“The customer connects our products to a safety system which monitors
You have to be able to trust the functionality and safety of an emergency stop device
even if it hasn’t been used in five years,” says Stefan Miholic
Thus rigorous tests and analyses are called for to validate and verify the products
This is where worst case analyses come into the picture
Gurudeep was tasked with producing a new analytical tool which could satisfy ABB’s high demands
The two parties got to know one another during the months the thesis work was under way
I learned new things every day and made a few mistakes along the way
which was also educational,” says Gurudeep
Stefan gained access to a thesis work student who was responsive
down to earth and a good discussion partner — the exact qualities he likes to see in his employees
Stefan believes that accepting thesis work students is better than any job interview
Gurudeep was offered a job and has been an employee since last summer
What is one piece of advice he has for other thesis work students
“Remember that an interesting thesis work gives you the chance to learn about an organization from the bottom up
The industry has resources but needs ideas,” says Gurudeep
“We need to hire young people with a new outlook on our operations — people like Gurudeep who aren’t stuck in old ideas
We need to have agile working methods in place
but as a forty year old I might have a less flexible mindset.”
Stefan says the thesis work was also a learning process for the company since they were able to take part in Gurudeep’s work process
In the future he’s hoping to accept at least one thesis project student a year
Accepting thesis work students is one way to increase the chance of hiring the right people
“I want you to work where you enjoy the job and feel a bit challenged
because that is when you will do your best
Right now you are learning the basics about our products
but eventually I hope to encourage you to seek higher ambitions here in Kungsbacka — and then there is all of ABB,” Stefan says to Gurudeep
He looks forward to learning something new every day when he wakes up
he hopes to return to the coffee plantation where he grew up and use technology to streamline the physically strenuous work done there
even though he misses genuine Indian food and finds the combination of cold and darkness a bit difficult to take in the winter months
“I will continue learning and using my know-how to help the company move forward,” says Gurudeep
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Italian clubs have broken the world record for transfer fees 18 times in the modern era
During Serie A’s golden years between 1987 and 1992
Juventus and AC Milan seemed to be in a league of their own
The list of players who have been subjected to world record transfers involving Serie A clubs include luminaries like Diego Maradona
In this list the name of Hans ‘Hasse’ Jeppson will be recognized by very few calcio fans
It was this Swedish striker who set in motion the wheels of gregarious spending by Italian clubs when Napoli broke the bank to sign him from Atalanta
Jeppson was born on 10 May 1925 in Kungsbacka
He started his career with local club Kungsbacka IF before joining Gothenburg-based Orgryte IS in 1946
A curious chain of events would land him at his next club
Djurgardens had been relegated from the top tier in 1948 and after season’s end the team went on a tour of Iceland
Jeppson was included as part of the touring group largely due to his record of scoring 48 goals in 30 matches with Orgryte
Jeppson had debuted for his country in 1949
scoring once as Sweden sealed a historic 3-1 win over star-studded England
He soon got a taste of the big stage by participating in the 1950 World Cup
Sweden came into the World Cup as a team to watch out for thanks to a brilliant performance in their gold-winning Olympic campaign two years before
the national team had also lost a string of players including Nordahl and Nils Liedholm due to rules stating that only amateurs could represent Sweden
especially focusing on Jeppson’s finishing and turning him into a more clinical striker
Their first opponents in Group 3 were the defending champions
Gli Azzuri were still reeling from the shock of Superga
but nonetheless had a reasonably strong team and raced into a 1-0 lead after just seven minutes
On the 25th minute Jeppson made it 1-1 and Sune Andersson added another goal to ensure Sweden’s lead at half-time
Twenty-three minutes into the second half Jeppson scored his second
a perfect poacher’s goal to seal a famous victory
Although he didn’t score any after his opening game brace
Jeppson played three more games in World Cup
Jeppson was already an Allsvenskan star and in 1951 he would get his first chance to wow spectators of a foreign league
While studying English in London he went to watch a match between Charlton Athletic and Blackpool hoping to catch a glimpse of Stanley Matthews
who were deeply embroiled in relegation battle
approached Jeppson to play for them and he signed up as an amateur
becoming only the second Swedish player to represent an English club
There are several stories as to how Jeppson ended up at the Valley
one of which says that he actually wanted to join Arsenal but iconic Addicks coach Jimmy Seed intercepted him
took him to lunch at Savoy’s before convincing him to join Charlton
what followed was one of the most remarkable cameos ever seen
Jeppson made his debut against relegation rivals Sheffield
scoring an 89th-minute winner to seal vital points
‘Hasse Goldenfoot’ had never played club football outside Sweden but he showed little or no regard for the rigours of English football
His debut goal was followed by crucial strikes against Liverpool
Stoke City Chelsea and a brace against Wolverhampton Wanderers – ensuring Charlton’s safety
His most remarkable performance in England and one of the greatest games in Charlton’s history came on 24 February 1951
Jeppson struck a fantastic hat-trick to cement a 5-2 victory over Arsenal
the worst defeat the Gunners had suffered at home since 1928
With a tally of 9 goals in 11 matches despite being part time
carrying an array of gifts given by supporters and the club – a dinner set
He played the rest of the season for Djurgardens but would soon make the big leap and follow the path a number of his countrymen had taken already
After seven rounds of matches Atalanta were in dire straits in the 1951/52 season of Serie A
They were third from bottom and had already suffered the humiliation of a 7-1 drubbing by Juventus
Italy was swarming with Danish and Swedish players at that time
Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm at AC Milan)
John Hansen (Juventus) and Lennart Skoglund (Internazionale) to lesser known names like Axel Pilmark in Bologna
Jeppson was already famous in Italy thanks to his World Cup exploits and duly accepted a substantial offer of 220,000 Swedish Krona to sign for Atalanta
His decision to turn professional effectively ended his international career
in which he had already scored 9 times in 12 matches
Jeppson yet again made a strong start for his new club
A debut winner over Como on 28 October 1951 was followed by an 86th-minute winner against Sampdoria
another winner at Fiorentina and an 80th-minute equalizer to rescue a point from Legnano
Jeppson quickly forged a strong partnership with Danish striker Jorgen Leschly Sorensen and
Jeppson continued his strong form throughout the season and regularly found the net against minnows as well as illustrious opponents like AC Milan, Fiorentina, Torino and Lazio. As the season neared its end he launched one last, valiant bid to move his name up the ladder of top scorers, notching four in a 7-1 thrashing of Triestina and three more in a 5-0 win over Torino
Jeppson ended the season with 22 goals in 27 matches
His was a remarkable record considering he missed the first seven rounds and every other player in the top five list came either from Juventus or the Milan giants
The Swede also finished ahead of stars like Giampiero Boniperti and veteran Silvio Piola
who struck ten times and helped La Dea earn a respectable mid-table finish
His performance for Atalanta meant that he was once again poised for a switch
Jeppson excelled during his maiden season with AtalantaAs Italy began a miraculous economic recovery following the horrors of World War II
Achille Lauro became one of the most important figures in the peninsula
Lauro had strong fascist connections which led to him becoming Napoli president for the first time in 1936
Post-war he became one of Naples’ premier politicians and an extremely successful businessman thanks to his shipping line Flotta Lauro
‘The Commander’ was running for the post of Naples’ mayor and
knowing the incredible clout the club had over the city
he decided to bankroll them to challenge for Serie A in 1952 to help his electoral campaign
To strengthen the team right winger Giancarlo Vitali arrived from Fiorentina and
Both Vitali and Pesaola were seasoned Serie A campaigners and would end up having long
but Lauro still needed to make a star signing
who had already started to attract suitors
A bidding war with Inter ensued which ended when Napoli coughed up a massive 105 million lire (75 to Atalanta
30 to the player) for the player’s services
He was the first player for whom a Serie A club broke the transfer record
He was also the first player in continental Europe to do this – every European transfer record before this had involved British clubs
He was overall only the second non-British player to break the record after Argentine Bernabe Ferreyra’s move from Tigre to River Plate in 1932
No other Swedish player has been subjected to this record since
Jeppson was besotted with Naples and commented
She had the smell of the sea that brought me back to childhood
when I was on the rocks of Kungsbacka.” Following his record breaking move he earned a new nickname: ‘O Banco ‘e Napule’ (The Bank of Napoli)
Napoli players and coach Eraldo Monzeglio struggled to cope with the pressure and were slow out of the blocks
Jeppson didn’t have a smooth start as he’d had with previous clubs and couldn’t combine properly with his strike partner
drawing first blood against Inter at San Siro only to see his team ship five and slump to a crushing defeat
This pattern stayed unchanged in the next round when Jeppson yet again gave Napoli the lead against Lazio but a second half collapse saw them lose 2-1
The Partenopei’s title push soon lost steam
and dressing room morale dipped as an increasingly irate Lauro demanded better results
The star striker was also not living up to the billing of world’s most expensive player
He scored against heavyweights like Juventus
albeit 14 goals was a small return for his price tag
Bolstered by the arrival of goalkeeper Ottavio Bugatti
Napoli and Jeppson began 1953/54 with a swagger
Victories over Palermo and Torino were followed by a brilliant 6-3 pounding of Atalanta
the Swede scored once in each half as Napoli picked up a 4-0 win over Lazio in Rome
Napoli’s campaign was yet again hamstrung by inconsistency and they eventually finished fifth
this season was a personal best as he found the net 20 times
finishing just behind Nordahl in the race for Capocannoniere
One of his season highlights came against bitter rivals Juventus on the last day
Juve took the lead twice only to see Jeppson cancel it each time
with 15 minutes left on the clock John Hansen struck Juve’s decisive third goal
Jeppson was blessed with most of the attributes that defined a good centre-forward in 1950s
What he lacked was the tanker-like penetration of Nordahl or neat finishing of Hansen
while he sometimes scored brilliant individual goals
Jeppson was also known to miss easy chances
he was a popular player among the Napoli faithful thanks to his good looks and natural flair
a keen student of economics and a darling of Naples’ social circles
His popularity saw him featured in the movie ‘Brudar och bollar eller Snurren i Neapel’
As he turned 30 and started his third season in Napoli
it soon became clear that Jeppson was in decline
He missed a major part of the season due to injury as Napoli slid down the table
and it was rumoured that an extramarital affair had robbed him of focus
helped to put both Roman clubs to the sword
but could do little to prevent his team finishing sixth
His Napoli contract was nearing its end and Jeppson was in talks with Inter for a switch
despite being disenchanted by his record signing
didn’t want to sell him and decided to give the squad a final push by signing Brazilian striker Luis Vinicio
any hopes of the duo starting off on the right foot was laid to rest on 10 September 1955
allegedly returning from a meeting with Inter officials
suffered a horrific accident as his Alfa Romeo crashed
Napoli’s greatest winning margin at home to date
where Jeppson grabbed two and Vinicio a hat-trick
Jeppson and the club had fallen out of love with each other
Although one of his goals ensured an away win over Juve
Lauro’s grand plan of Serie A dominance had crashed and burned spectacularly with Napoli finishing 14th
his numbers in Turin were pretty good: eight goals in 19 matches
Jeppson duly found the net against Milan and Roma
For Granata fans his greatest performance came in the Derby della Mole that season
when he scored twice in an emphatic 4-1 victory
his last ever Serie A goal came against Napoli
Jeppson’s Serie A record of 82 goals in 151 matches was commendable
even if not at the incredible levels of Nordahl or Hansen
His ability to find his scoring boots against the top teams was awesome and somewhat made up for his inconsistency
Somnath became an admirer of Italian football and Juventus in 1994
He has contributed to sites like In Bed With Maradona
Jeppson did not have an extramarital affair in Napoli
as he only married in 1957 (Emma Di Martino
What the article may be referring to is an affair with Italian tennis star Silvana Lazzarino
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IKEA has launched a range of sustainable kitchen fronts called KUNGSBACKA which are made from recycled PET-bottles and wood
PET-bottles are made from the recyclable material polyethylene therephalate
but aren’t often recycled and end up as waste in landfills
The innovative production of the KUNGSBACKA kitchen fronts means that a large quantity of PET-bottles are recycled and are used to replace virgin oilbased plastic which is harmful to the environment
Around twenty-five half-litre PET-bottles are used to create a plastic foil which coats the reclaimed wood kitchen fronts
creating a sustainable kitchen without compromising on quality
The KUNGSBACKA kitchen fronts will be available from February
initially launching in matte-look anthracite but with new colours
“What we do at IKEA has a big impact on the environment due to the large quanitites we produce so by using recycled materials
we can create products which are more environmentally-friendly and sustainable.”
“Our ambition at IKEA is to increase the share of recycled materials in our products so we are looking into new ways to re-use materials
so that we can give them a new life in a new product.”
IKEA UK & Ireland Kitchens Business Leader said:
“The new KUNGSBACKA range is a start in turning everyday waste into beautiful furniture
At IKEA we are very conscious of the impact of waste
knowing that plastic bottles take up to 1,000 years to decompose and that 70% of all PET bottles end up in either landfill or worse in our seas and oceans
90% of waste created in the kitchen is recycled but few think about the kitchen itself
we hope that the launch of this range will help people to think about the materials that are in their home furnishings and create a more sustainable home setting.”
This production method is set to be a big contributor to IKEA’s sustainability agenda
such as the REINSVOLL wardrobe doors which launches in August 2017
the KUNGSBACKA range has 25-year guarantee and is suitable for existing METOD cabinets
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A team of 42 athletes are representing Swim England at the 2023 Swedish Grand Prix in Kungsbaka
The competition will take place at the Kungsbacka Badhus Sports Centre for three days from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 March with athletes coming from all across Europe to take part
They will be joined by a team of 20 staff members which is headed up by Swim England’s Interim Head of Swimming Talent
The group flew out to Sweden on Thursday and have the opportunity to train and prepare on Friday before the competition begins in the evening
It will be integrated team as para-swimmers Luke Boyles and Fern Sneddon will be a part of the team in Kungsbaka
On Friday there will be an evening session of racing before both a morning and evening session on Saturday and Sunday
The evening sessions will begin at 4:00pm (GMT) on Friday and Saturday and 3:00pm on Sunday whilst the morning session on Saturday will commence at 9:00am and at 8:00am on Sunday
who is also the Team Leader for the event said that the Swedish Grand Prix will give the group a valuable experience ahead of packed year of competition
He said: “Competitions such as the Swedish Grand Prix are a great opportunity for the swimmers to prepare themselves for the European Juniors
European Youth Olympic Festival and the Youth Commonwealth Games
“It will provide them with a valuable experience of competing at an International venue against a number of experienced and talented swimmers from across the continent
“The group will have a full team of dedicated staff to support them throughout the three days and we’re looking forward to seeing how they imbed the knowledge and experience from their coaches to aid their development and performance.”
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The 25-year-old midfielder has agreed on a permanent contract after her transfer from Kungsbacka DFF
Having worked her way up through the GBK youth teams
Nyman first signed for FC Honka where she remained for seven seasons
winning two Finnish Cups and a league title
She made her debut for the Finnish Senior National Team in 2018 and then moved to Sweden in 2019 to play for Kungsbacka DFF
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Anyone who has been keeping up with Nintendo news over the past year or so can attest that the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a wild ride
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While in most regions Nintendo tends to handle operations themselves, in some cases it’s a trickier proposition. A prime example of this are the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe, where the wholesaler Bergsala has handled Nintendo distribution and marketing since 1981
Now, to celebrate 35 long years of service, a brand new Mario statue now stands tall in front of their Kungsbacka HQ in Sweden, on a street named after the plumber no-less: Marios Gata 21. Take a look with a photo and video courtesy of Image & Form
the Swedish developers of the SteamWorld franchise:
Watch @Bergsala unveil their shiny new Super Mario statue! pic.twitter.com/WTrdPEOntF
— Image & Form Games (@ImageForm) August 25, 2016
They seem to be celebrating the milestone in full force too
with costumed characters gathering to join in the festivities:
Inauguration of the new Super Mario statue at @Bergsala in Kungsbacka, Sweden. pic.twitter.com/HObbfNQlcw
— Martin Lindell (@martinlindell) August 25, 2016
It looks like Bergsala is showing no signs of slowing down
so here’s to another 35 years of service
Whether it’s an exciting new entry in a series long established or a weird experiment meant only for the dedicated
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