Of the Swedish women's football players who were part of the Olympic squad in London in 2012, four played in a club team abroad - the rest in the women's Swedish.
Today, ten years later, the numbers are completely reversed.
If we take the Olympic squad from Tokyo this summer, and also include the transfers that have taken place since then, there are only four players left in the Damallsvenskan for the 2022 season.
"Basically all big teams have a women's team"
In Europe, big teams after big teams have chosen to invest in the women's side in recent years, something that has raised the standard of the leagues and created new role models.
- When you were little you hardly knew you could go abroad, you knew about the Wolfsburg type.
But today, in principle, all major teams have a women's team.
It's shitty, says Anna Anvegård.
Together with Nathalie Björn and Hanna Bennsion, all three from the Swedish champions Rosengård, she was recruited to the Liverpool club Everton in the summer window last year.
Higher standard than in Sweden
When SVT Sport meets the Swedish trio at Everton's training facility Finch Farm in mid-February, all three mention the higher standard as the main reason for moving abroad.
- In part, it concerns the quality of football.
The league is smoother and better here and you always want tough matches.
But also the conditions around.
The facilities, the gym and the salaries are better.
We also have many more leaders and specialists around the team.
And just a simple thing like that we get cooked breakfast and lunch here every day.
There is quite a big difference from Sweden in fact, says Hanna Bennison.
"Men's clubs must invest in women's"
Is there a risk that developments in Europe will cause Swedish women's football to lag behind?
- Yes, but I think so.
I would say that you already feel now that it is starting to go abroad and that Sweden is a little behind.
Sweden does not feel so attractive anymore and I think it will be tougher to keep up with developments.
What do you think about it, you are in a way part of the problem?
- It is of course sad.
We still have a very good national team, but most of them play abroad.
If Sweden is to keep up, I think more men's clubs must invest in the ladies as Häcken and Hammarby do.
Then I absolutely believe that Sweden can have a chance, says Hanna Bennison.
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The move from damallsvenskan