Thomas Löhr after pre-season training with the Stockholm Mean Machines. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

Ola Rugeland and Magnus Thoren of the Stockholm Mean Machines prepare for a game at the Zinkensdamm sports ground in Stockholm. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

The Mean Machines play the Carlstad Crusaders, the only one of six teams in the American Football Super Series that does not come from Stockholm. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

The Stockholm Mean Machines suffer defeat at the hands of the Carlstad Crusaders in their first game of the year on 7 June. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

The referee rests during the halftime break of a Mean Machines match. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

Stockholm Mean Machines players take a break in the dressing room during an interlude in a series of matches. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

At 50, Kjell-Ove Säfström is the oldest Mean Machines player. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

Injuries are common during Mean Machines games and there is always a doctor at hand. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

Carlstad Crusaders' Christian Forsman grapples for the ball with Mean Machines' Erik Dahl, during a Super Series match. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

Steam rises from Jesper Johansson's head. He is 38 and combines playing football with the Stockholm Mean Machines with his job at a computer firm. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

Mean Machines team members cheer after winning a semi-final in the American Football Super Series. They went on to become Swedish Champions. The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

The Stockholm Mean Machines, founded in 1984, is Sweden's oldest American football team. All team members are unpaid amateurs, except for an American professional quarterback, Aries Nelson.

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