Tag: football

Another poor match ended in a tie

A largely toothless performance by the Norwegian national football team (landslaget) saw them draw 1-1 against an under-strength Croatian squad playing well below their...

Private jets, rich uncles and Solskjær

COMMENTARY: "Follow the money." It's a tired cliche, but that doesn't make it any less true in today's world. And it couldn't be truer...

Norway dominated but fell to England

The Norwegian national football team (landslaget) was narrowly outclassed in a 1-0 loss to England after a friendly international match in Oslo on Saturday....

Fans flock to see Drillo vs England

As many as 25,000 football fans were expected to flock to Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo Saturday night, even though it's in the middle of...

Happy ending to Solskjær drama

Laughter and claims of family values and friendship characterized a highly unusual press conference on Wednesday starring Norwegian football icon Ole Gunnar Solskjær and...

Solskjær drama dominates media

NEWS ANALYSIS: The man who's now considered to be Norway's most famous Norwegian had anything but a quiet long weekend following the 17th of...

Norway loses another sports star

Norwegian sports fans were mourning the death of another of their athletes this week, after the body of football (soccer) player Tor-Marius Gromstad was...

Football star beaten up

Alexander Aas, captain of the professional football club Strømsgodset in Drammen, was assaulted on a street in Skien late Saturday night and badly beaten....

Norway eases past Northern Ireland

Norway's national football team (landslaget) came away 3-0 winners from a comfortable but largely uneventful friendly international match against Northern Ireland in Belfast on...

Football community in mourning

Top Norwegian football officials were mourning the death of Knut Torbjørn Eggen, a 51-year-old former player, coach and well-known commentator who was found dead in...
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