Varbergs BoIS in Crisis Mode – Continues to Conceal Coach’s Far-Left Background
In a press release, club director Mats Janson attempts to obscure the truth about his far-left children's coach. The club only breaks its silence after my investigation gained international traction.
What’s happening in Varberg right now is a telling example of how Swedish institutions value prestige over security. Varbergs BoIS continues to defend its youth coach Johan Victorin, despite well-documented ties to Rose City Antifa – a far-left militant group now designated as a terrorist organization by U.S. authorities.
Antifa Founder Coaching Children in Varbergs BoIS – Club Remains Silent After U.S. Condemnation
Recently, Swedish national Johan Victorin was identified as a security threat by the White House due to his involvement in the now terror-designated Rose City Antifa.
Embarrassing Crisis Management
In the club’s official statement, published on October 27, the management downplays the revelations and labels them “slander” against a volunteer coach. They emphasize that Victorin has passed background checks – as if that were a free pass from ideological extremism. But no one has ever claimed he has a criminal record. This is something far more serious: involvement in a far-left extremist organization now classified as terrorist.
Club director Mats Janson writes the following in his press release:
“We would like to inform you that a group of individuals are spreading information on social media and through other channels, claiming that one of our youth coaches is involved in criminal activity and unfit for his position, as well as slandering the club.
The coach in question has been a volunteer leader in the club since 2021 and has submitted a clean criminal record every year.
We emphasize that all our coaches are required to provide a police record annually in order to serve as leaders.
Should any information arise that may affect our operations or values, we maintain ongoing contact with the police and security officers from the Swedish Football Association and Swedish Elite Football for advice.
We want to assure you that we are handling this matter with the utmost care and responsibility.”
Project Veritas and Andy Ngo
The American investigative organization Project Veritas previously exposed that Johan Victorin, together with his wife Caroline Victorin (née Gauld), was active in Rose City Antifa – the oldest active Antifa group in the United States. Founded in 2007 in Portland, the group has been documented as a militant and violent organization involved in attacks on federal buildings and political opponents.
Journalist
, who has documented Antifa’s operations for years, describes the Victorins as key figures in the group’s European-American collaboration in his book Unmasked. When the Trump administration designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization in September 2025, Rose City Antifa was specifically named – and with it, Johan Victorin.The White House has since described Victorin as a security threat who fled the country after referencing my investigation that he had settled in Varberg. Yet, somehow, he is still allowed to work as a children’s football coach at tax-funded Varbergs BoIS FC.
Silence, Excuses, and Evasion
When I have repeatedly tried to reach Johan Victorin for comment, he has consistently refused to respond. On one occasion, he drove off without saying a word – behavior hardly typical of someone with nothing to hide.
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After years of harassment, violent attacks, and arson targeting both political opponents and government officials, the Trump administration finally chose to classify Rose City Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
Why does a man who claims innocence flee from questions about his past? And why does Varbergs BoIS choose to protect him instead of protecting the children he coaches?
Under Mats Janson’s leadership, the club has persistently rejected questions about security risks and ideological influence. Instead, they hide behind formalities – claiming Victorin has a “clean criminal record” – and respond with “no comment” whenever I call. In reality, this means turning a blind eye to the obvious: a background check does not expose people with violent ideological loyalties.
When Ideology Overrides Responsibility
The Victorin case exposes something deeply sick in Swedish society. In the United States, Antifa is seen as a security threat. In Sweden, its former leaders are allowed to work with children – and are defended by organizations that would rather attack journalists than face the truth.
Varbergs BoIS claims to stand for “inclusion” and “values.” But what do those words mean when the club simultaneously ignores well-documented ties to far-left violent extremism?
What message does this send to parents, children, and everyone who still believes Swedish sports should be a safe space, free from political infiltration?
We Are the Media
This isn’t just about a football club. It’s about Sweden’s refusal to confront far-left extremism with the same seriousness as right-wing extremism.
When Varbergs BoIS chooses silence, when Swedish mainstream media refuses to report, and when those in power protect their own – then it’s up to the rest of us to speak plainly.
At the same time, Swedish mainstream media attempts to silence my investigations, even though Swedish conservative outlets, the White House, and several leading international journalists on X have reported on my work.
As Elon Musk said:
“We are the media now.”
Christian Peterson