- Football legend Agne Simonsson is dead, his brother Roy Simonsson confirms that Göteborgs-Posten.
- During his successful career, there were, among other things, 51 international matches and 27 goals and in 1959 he won both the Gold Ball, the prize for Sweden’s best football player, and Svenska Dagbladet’s achievement medal.
- The year before, he was part of the Swedish World Cup team that took silver in the home World Cup after losing to Pelés Brazil, a year when he also won Swedish Championship gold with his Örgryte before moving to Spanish Real Madrid.
Source: ICELAND NEWS