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/ 716 days agoBob and Michael Bradley to remain at Stabæk despite relegation
Bob Bradley and his son, Michael, are remaining with Norwegian side Stabæk, despite the club's recent relegation. The former United States men's national team manager previously accepted the position in Norway earlier this fall. Stabæk sat 15th of 16 top-flight teams at the time of Bradley's arrival at the club. The Blues had hoped that […]

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/ 812 days agoNorway national team TV schedule: View Norway Games On TV
World Soccer Talk's Norway national football team TV Schedule has every game shown in the US, so you'll never miss a match. Unlike the Norway women's team which are former World Cup, Olympic, and European champions, the men's side has not been so successful. The Norwegians have only played in three World Cups – 1938, […]

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/ 812 days agoNorway national team TV schedule: View Norway Games On TV
World Soccer Talk's Norway national football team TV Schedule has every game shown in the US, so you'll never miss a match. Unlike the Norway women's team which are former World Cup, Olympic, and European champions, the men's side has not been so successful. The Norwegians have only played in three World Cups – 1938, […]

Bob Bradley
/ 816 days agoBob Bradley returns to Norway to help Stabaek's relegation battle
Bob Bradley is back with Stabaek, a team in Norway he previously coached, returning to management after being sacked by Toronto FC in June The club announced that the 65-year-old has signed until at least the conclusion of the current season. Bradley first joined Stabaek in 2014. He was in charge for two years, during […]

Erling Haaland
/ 989 days agoErling Haaland pulls out of Norway squad with injury
Erling Haaland will not feature for Norway during their Euro qualifiers this month with an injury. The superstar striker picked up a seemingly minor groin knock during Manchester City's FA Cup match with Burnley. Haaland scored a hat trick for the club before being substituted after 63 minutes. The reigning Premier League champs won the […]

Norway
/ 1104 days agoGermany and Norway fans boycotting World Cup
Soccer fans in Germany and Norway appear to be boycotting the World Cup in Qatar. Viewership inside both of these more progressive European countries has been significantly down compared to previous tournaments. In Norway, soccer fans tuning in to NRK to watch the World Cup have fallen dramatically. In fact, the average number of viewers […]

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/ 1198 days agoAfter heart problems, tired Graham Hansen takes international break
Oslo (AFP) – Norway striker Caroline Graham Hansen announced on Wednesday she was taking a break from international football aged 27, blaming heart problems and exhaustion. "After a year with heart problems and almost 50 matches, I still feel a fatigue that makes me choose to listen to my body. I need rest. I need […]

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/ 1234 days agoNorway women’s coach axed after European rout to England
Oslo (AFP) – Norwegian women's football head coach Martin Sjogren has been axed after the team's humiliating European Championship group stage defeat to England, the national federation announced on Tuesday. England recorded the biggest win in European Championship history with an 8-0 demolition of Norway on July 11. "We're all disappointed with the performances at […]

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/ 1238 days agoNorway crash to shock exit from Euro 2022
London (AFP) – Norway suffered a shock exit from Euro 2022 as the pre-tournament title contenders crashed to a 1-0 defeat against Austria on Friday. Despite the presence of Lyon star Ada Hegerberg in their line-up, Norway paid the price for another lacklustre display in Brighton. Norway failed to advance from Group A after a […]

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/ 1242 days agoEngland set Euro record in eight-goal rout of Norway
Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England recorded the biggest win in European Championship history as Beth Mead's hat-trick inspired an 8-0 demolition of Norway that booked the hosts' quarter-final place on Monday. Sarina Wiegman's side scored six in the first half on route to smashing their own women's Euro record margin of victory set when […]

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/ 1246 days agoNorway start Women’s Euro bid by routing Northern Ireland
Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Norway eased to a 4-1 win over out-classed Northern Ireland in their Women's Euro 2022 opener on Thursday. Julie Blakstad and Frida Maanum gave Norway the perfect start with goals inside the first 13 minutes at Southampton. Caroline Graham Hansen's penalty put the two-time European champions on course to ruin […]

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/ 1271 days agoHaaland strikes twice as Norway edge Sweden
Oslo (AFP) – Erling Haaland scored twice and set up the third as Norway beat neighbours Sweden 3-2 in the Nations League at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo on Sunday. "I'm speechless!" the 21-year-old striker told Norwegian television, before adding: "It's the first time I've played for a sold-out Ullevaal. And to win against Sweden […]

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/ 1351 days agoFormer women's footballer of year Hegerberg back in Norway squad after 5 years
Oslo (AFP) – Former women's world footballer of the year Ada Hegerberg said Thursday she was returning to the Norway squad after refusing to play for the national team for nearly five years. Hegerberg, 26, has not played international football since the 2017 European Championship. She fell out with the Norwegian federation because the women's […]

Netherlands
/ 1479 days agoDutch book ticket to Qatar with win over Norway
Rotterdam (Netherlands) (AFP) – Two late goals by Steven Bergwijn and Memphis Depay on Tuesday saw the Netherlands book a ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as they held Norway at bay with a 2-0 victory in Rotterdam. Bergwijn, the standout player of the evening on the right wing, drilled the ball into […]

COVID-19
/ 1554 days agoNorway football coach calls for government change over virus rules
Oslo (AFP) – Norway coach Stale Solbakken has caused controversy in the country by calling for people to vote against the government in the upcoming parliamentary elections over the strictness of its coronavirus rules. Solbakken was angry that the 28,000-capacity Ullevaal Stadion could only be a quarter-full for Norway's 1-1 draw with the Netherlands in […]