Match shaken by heart failure

Sunday’s match between men’s football (soccer) clubs Sogndal and Brann of Bergen took a dramatic turn when one of Brann’s players suddenly collapsed on the field because of heart failure. Carl-Erik (“Calle”) Torp, age 26, was carried off the field on a stretcher and treated with heart-starter equipment in the locker room before being flown [...]

Women’s soccer overlooked

While Norway’s national football (soccer) team for men gets massive media attention, the women’s national squad can often seem overlooked. Now they’re hoping for more attention when they play their next match in the run-up to the European championships. Not even a 6-0 victory over Hungary last week brought the women’s national team much more [...]

Norway’s Euro 2012 dream in tatters

Norway’s national football team (landslaget) was easily beaten 2-0 by Nordic rivals Denmark on Tuesday night in Copenhagen, leaving its chances of qualifying for the European Championships in 2012 (‘Euro 2012′) looking very slim indeed. The team’s qualifying credentials were reaffirmed with a 1-0 win in Oslo against Iceland on Friday, but the Scandinavian grudge [...]

Few can watch big match at home

As Norwegians warmed up for one of the biggest national football matches of the year on Tuesday evening, complaints were rising that very few of them would be able to watch it at home. Now the government is making moves to keep such matches away from the strictly pay-TV stations. Tuesday’s match between the national [...]

Carew saves Norway to beat Iceland

The Norwegian national football team (landslaget) left it until the 88th minute to beat Iceland in their crucial European Championships qualifying match in Oslo on Friday night – with the arrival of veteran striker John Carew late in the game inspiring the team to a precious if unimpressive 1-0 win. As the game seemed to [...]

Norwegians have faith in their team

As Norway’s national football team (landslaget) got ready for another important match Friday night, a new public opinion poll indicated that half the population has faith in their pro-football players and thinks they will qualify for European championship action. The poll conducted by research firm Respons for newspaper Aftenposten showed that 48 percent of Norwegians [...]

‘Moa’ stars as Norway beats Czechs

Norway’s national football team (landslaget) defeated a talented Czech Republic side 3-0 in a friendly international in Oslo on Wednesday night as they warm-up for crucial European Championships qualifying matches later this autumn. Despite the fact that the game was being played at a busy period at the start of the new season for many [...]

Norway gets lucky World Cup draw

The Norwegian national football team (landslaget) has been drawn alongside Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus and Iceland in Group E of the European section of qualification for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 – a draw seen by many to give the team a very good chance of reaching the tournament. Norway was among the [...]

Norway Cup kicks off with memorials

The Norway Cup, one of the world’s largest football tournaments, began in Oslo on Saturday with a rose parade and memorial service in memory of the victims of the Oslo and Utøya terror attacks. An estimated 20,000 participants have arrived in the capital for this year’s competition, which typically attracts around 1,400 youth teams of [...]

Norway Cup will go ahead

The Norway Cup, an international youth football tournament held annually in Oslo, will still go ahead after the terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya. The organizers have received police approval to carry on with the tournament, which kicks off Sunday and typically lasts one week, as planned. Terje Lund, who heads the Norway Cup’s organizing [...]

Summer exodus threatens football

Some of the most talented football players in the Norwegian Premier League are the subject of transfer speculation from top teams across Europe – which could lead to a serious talent drain away from Norwegian football. Stars who have already left Eliteserien (also known as Tippeligaen after its sponsors) include the league’s top goal scorer, [...]

Carew among ‘most unwanted’

Norwegian football’s star striker, John Carew, has been described as one of “Europe’s 26 most unwanted” football players by English newspaper The Guardian. The 31-year-old Carew is currently without a team after being released from his contract with English Premier League club Aston Villa. The tall forward, who has scored 23 times for Norway in [...]

Norway lucky to sink Lithuania

A lacklustre Norwegian national football team (landslaget) managed a slender 1-0 win over Lithuania in Oslo on Tuesday evening – and needed a good deal of luck to sneak by their opponents, even though Lithuania is ranked 35 places below them in the FIFA World Rankings. Coming off the back of their brave but disappointing [...]

Carew forced to sit out match

Norwegian football star John Carew lost some of his shine this week, because he seemed out of shape and reportedly needs a new club affiliation. He ended up having to watch the national squad’s latest match in Oslo from the grandstands. Carew had been picked to play against Portugal over the weekend, but newspaper Aftenposten [...]

Ronaldo tamed but Norway defeated

The Norwegian national football team (landslaget) battled bravely and can hold their heads high after coming away from Lisbon with a much-anticipated and ultimately fair 1-0 loss to Portugal in their European Championship 2012 qualifying match. Coming into Saturday night’s game, Norway led their Euro 2012 qualifying group after a four match unbeaten run, having [...]

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