Soccer-Swede Andersson shows sporting side by comforting Japan's Hamano

Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Quarter Final - Japan v Sweden - Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand - August 11, 2023 Japan's Maika Hamano is consoled by Sweden's Jonna Andersson after the match as Japan are knocked out of the world cup REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Pictures of Sweden fullback Jonna Andersson taking time out from celebrating her side's 2-1 World Cup quarter-final victory over Japan to comfort Maika Hamano have spread quickly online as the pair's club connections became a talking point.

Hamano plays for Andersson's former club Chelsea, but the 19-year-old Japanese forward has spent the current season at the Swede's current club Hammarby in Stockholm.