Johannesson sent an internal e-mail to the country's judge asking him not to talk to the media and to show his support for the suspended Strömbergsson. 

So Johannesson is not included in the investigation to find out what happened between Strömbergsson and Östersund goalkeeper Aly Keita, who accused the judge of racism.

- I can't say anything about how the investigation is going, because I am no longer in it, says Johannesson to FotbollDirekt.se.

This confirms the association's lawyer Anders Hübinette for SVT Sport.

- It is myself who has been assigned the mission by our secretary general, says Hübinette.

It was in a podium that Östersund goalkeeper Aly Keita told him that he had been subjected to racism by an Swedish judge

- I've heard Negroes and other bad things. Last year, I was told by a judge to "Stop talking. Go back to your goal so they can throw bananas at you, ”Aly Keita told the pod.

Suspended while awaiting investigation

The Swedish Football Association shut down Strömbergsson in anticipation of an internal investigation of the incident and in that investigation initially sat Judge Stefan Johannesson. But after sending out an internal e-mail, which Expressen was the first to report, to Strömbergsson's defense to the country's judge, he has now been removed from the internal investigation.

That this was due to the e-mails sent, does not want to admit Communications Director Andreas Jansson to Football Director.

- We are investigating this issue with a smaller group of people that we believe should be included in the investigation. It is clear that Johannesson is a stakeholder in the matter as central (judge), but he does not necessarily need to be part of the group that handles the matter further, Jansson tells the site.

Nor does Anders Hübinette want to admit that the e-mail has had any significance.

- Stefan Johannesson is Martin Strömbergsson's manager and will of course be included in the investigation in some way, but I am investigating myself, Hübinette tells SVT Sport.

What do you think about the suitability of the e-mail that Johannesson sent to the judges?

- I don't want to say anything about it more than it was sent.

Clip: Strömberg: "It is a scandal that is rolling up in the Swedish community" 15/6 2020

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