Alexandersson to captain Sweden with Ljungberg on shelf

Niclas Alexandersson will captain Sweden in Wednesday's European Championship 2008 qualifier against Iceland in the absence of normal captain Freddie Ljungberg. Ljungberg, 29, injured his calf in Sweden's 2-0 win over Spain in the qualifier this weekend. The normal replacement for Ljungberg as captain, Tobias Linderoth, is also expected to miss the game because of personal reasons. The veteran Alexanderson, 35, has