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Sports journalists in Norway award annual prize to Erling Braut Haaland
The sports journalists in Norway have named Erling Braut Haaland the sports figure of the year. “Votes were given to many athletes from a wide…
The Guardian’s top 100: Ødegaard included in exclusive list of world’s best football players
The Guardian newspaper ranked Martin Ødegaard as the world’s 74th best football player. He is just behind his Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric.The English newspaper…
Haaland tops VG’s list of Norway’s biggest sports stars
Erling Braut Haaland topped VG-sport’s annual ranking of Norway’s 100 biggest sports stars for the first time. Golf talent Viktor Hovland is in second place….
Molde Football Club fined 50,000 kroner for breach of corona rules
Molde Football Club has been fined NOK 50,000 for two violations of the Infection Control Act, the Møre og Romsdal Police District reports. The violations…
Norway secures victory over France in European Championship handball finals (22-20)
Silje Solberg filled an empty Boxen Arena with wonderful saves as Norway took the European Championship (EC) gold in handball. The defending champions were beaten…
Haaland named player of the month in the Bundesliga
Fans have voted Erling Braut Haaland as the Bundesliga’s best player in November. The German top division posted the news on its website on Friday….
Norwegian Football Association considering extra substitutions for head injuries next season
The Norwegian Football Association (NFF)’s rule-makers are considering a trial where an extra substitution would be available following a head injury. It is expected that the…
Molde to Play Hoffenheim in Europa League Game
Molde meets German Hoffenheim in Europa League round of 16. This became clear after Monday’s draw. Molde coach Erling Moe was pleased with the outcome….
High TV numbers for women’s handball Eurocup: Over 750,000 people watched the match against Romania
Up to 762,000 viewers followed Norway’s European Championship handball match against Romania on TV3 on Monday. The average was 636,000. “This is our most watched…
VG: Norway’s national team manager Ståle Solbakken fined 20,000 kroner for breaching quarantine rules
Norway’s national football team manager Ståle Solbakken told newspaper VG that he has been in contact with the police. He accepted a fine of NOK…
Police open case against Norway’s national team manager Ståle Solbakken for breach of quarantine
The Innlandet police district is opening a case against national team manager Ståle Solbakken for alleged breach of the quarantine obligation. Police attorney Tom Gjestvang…
Solbakken on Norway’s World Cup chances: “Extremely difficult but we’ll make a wholehearted attempt”
Ståle Solbakken is jumping straight into a tough World Cup qualifier in his new job as national football team manager. Solbakken is replacing Lars Lagerbäck, and…
NRK and TV 2 secure FIFA 2026 TV broadcasting rights
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) and TV 2 have together secured the TV broadcasting rights for the men’s soccer World Cup in North America in six years….
Ståle Solbakken becomes Norway’s new national football team manager
Ståle Solbakken will take over the job of Norway’s national team manager after Lars Lagerbäck on December 7. Lagerbäck had a contract with the Norwegian…
Swedish football scandal: Allsvenskan player charged with taking 300,000 kroner to get a yellow card
A former football player in the Allsvenskan has been charged with match-fixing. The prosecution believes he received 300,000 kroner to incur a yellow card. “I…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Maradona’s death: “He is a legend, and for many – a religion”
Football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic says that Diego Maradona’s death has hit him hard. Zlatan talked about how he reacted to the news that the football…
Clarín: Maradona’s doctor investigated for manslaughter
Diego Maradona’s doctor is investigated for manslaughter after the football legend died of heart failure on Wednesday, according to the Argentine newspaper Clarín. According to…
Norwegian football prodigy Haaland is worth over 1 billion kroner, according to Transfermarkt
Erling Braut Haaland’s market value has risen by more than NOK 200 million in just over two months, the German website Transfermarkt claims. Thus, the…
Diego Maradona dead at 60
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona is dead, according to the country’s largest newspaper Clarin. The Argentine football genius died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday. He…