Osasuna pursue Larsson Larsson back for Sweden

Larsson initially retired from international football following the 2002 World Cup finals.

He came out of retirement to play in a Euro 2004 qualifying win over Hungary in April 2003 and last week decided to make himself available again.

Larsson is one of eight British-based players in the squad for the tournament, which kicks off on 12 June.

Larsson is joined by Celtic team-mate Johan Mjallby, Aston Villa pair Olof Mellberg and Marcus Allback, Michael Svensson and Anders Svensson of Southampton, Everton's Tobias Linderoth and Fredrik Ljungberg of Arsenal.

He has a fantastic understanding of the game - he's a very all round player Sweden coach Lars Lagerback

Larsson's comeback is a huge boost for Sweden, who face Italy, Denmark and Bulgaria in Group C.

"He's got two qualities that make him the player he is - one is that he is a fine goalscorer, but at the same time is a very good team player," joint coach Lars Lagerback said.

"He makes the team and his team-mates good, not least because of his mobility and his incredible running ability. He also has a fantastic understanding of the game, he's a very all round player.

"As Henrik often says himself, you have to remember that football is a team sport and one player never decides the outcome of a game, but his presence definitely means a rise in quality on and off the pitch."

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Djurgarden), Magnus Hedman (Ancona), Magnus Kihlstedt (FC Copenhagen)

Defenders: Teddy Lucic (Bayer Leverkusen), Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa), Johan Mjallby (Celtic), Erik Edman (Heerenveen), Alexander Ostlund (Hammarby), Petter Hansson (Heerenveen), Andreas Jakobsson (Brondby), Erik Wahlstedt (Helsingborg)

Midfielders: Tobias Linderoth (Everton), Mikael Nilsson (Halmstad), Anders Svensson (Southampton), Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal), Kim Kallstrom (Rennes), Anders Andersson (Belenenses), Pontus Farnerud (Racing Strasbourg), Christian Wilhelmsson (Anderlecht)