Freja Holm brought ageing superstar striker Barbra Banda back to the NWSL in 2038 but it didn't quite provide the spark that the Swedish manager was hoping for. Her Bay FC side finished in a record-equalling 5th, but finished the season in really poor form. But Holm had her sight set much higher than 5th... Continue Reading →
Trailblazer | Part 17 | Global Superstar Joins American Adventure
Having decided to jump ship from OL Lyonnes, it takes until January 2038 for a job that was interesting and she could actually apply for. And that arrived in the form of an offer from the USA.
Trailblazer | Part 16 | Thrilling Six-Way Title Race… With A Twist
An eight-time European champion invites Holm for an interview and swiftly offers her their vacant manager role. So Holm is off to her sixth club in six different countries.
Trailblazer | Part 15 | Moving To Country Number Five
Swedish manager Freja Holm was back on the job hunt after a successful 12 months in Japan, leading Urawa Reds to their first league title in 11 years. That added the Japanese title to the two in Italy, as Holm looked to tick off all 11 playable nations in Football Manager 26.
Trailblazer | Part 11 | Everton’s Big Day At Wembley
Freja Holm led Everton Women to a strong 4th-place finish in the Women's Super League in 2031, but her team was still well behind the invincible Arsenal and very strong Chelsea. And, realistically, Holm knew they had no chance of catching that pair. Everton's hopes weren't helped by losing star centre back Andisiwe Mbane, who... Continue Reading →
Trailblazer | Part 9 | Arsenal and Chelsea Obliterate WSL
The fighting spirit of Swedish manager Freja Holm led Everton out of a dire start to the Barclays Women's Super League and to comfortable survival in 2029. But the 39-year-old had ambitions well beyond simply surviving as she looked to freshen up the Everton squad.
Trailblazer | Part 8 | A Massive Opportunity in England
Leading a semi-professional club into European football's biggest competition doesn't go unnoticed, eventually. That was the case in November 2028 as, on the back of taking Alingsås IF into the Champions League, competing in the Swedish title race and earning her Continental A licence, it looked like Freja Holm may be departing her homeland. Four... Continue Reading →
Trailblazer | Part 7 | Semi-Pro to Champions League
Until as recently as a few months ago, nobody had heard of a little club in southwest Sweden called Alingsås IF. But that all changed as manager Freja Holm was quickly becoming the talk of Swedish football, having led the club to a 2nd-place finish on the final day of the 2027 season and won... Continue Reading →
Trailblazer | Part 3 | Rebuilding After Relegation
Rookie manager Freja Holm was handed the unenviable task of managing Swedish side Alingsås IF, who hadn't won in 19 league matches, in her first role as a Football Manager. Unsurprisingly, she wasn't able to pull off a miraculous survival, but did manage to pick up her first win in the final game of the... Continue Reading →
Trailblazer | Part 1 | Introducing the Trailblazer Journeywoman Challenge
For as long as she could remember, football had been the heartbeat of Freja Holm's life. Growing up in Umeå, the largest city in northern Sweden, in the late 1990s, Freja spent every waking second of every weekend playing football with her brothers and their friends.
