Soccer-Sweden call up Isak despite his standoff with Newcastle

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - May 4, 2025 Newcastle United's Alexander Isak celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo

(Reuters) -Sweden have called up Alexander Isak for next month's World Cup qualifiers despite the striker’s standoff with his Premier League club Newcastle United.

The 21-year-old missed Newcastle’s pre-season tour and was left to train alone after he tried to force a transfer, a situation his manager Eddie Howe described as "lose-lose".