A rival candidate to FIFA’s scandal-plagued president, Gianni Infantino, will soon have to emerge. Most likely, the challenger will not come from Europe. It would be an advantage, and easier to put forward a candidate who is not European, says Simon Åström, chairman of the Swedish Football Association (SvFF).
FootballThe Norwegian Football Association wants FIFA President Gianni Infantino investigated for possible conflicts of interest and abuse of power. US President Donald Trump is the common denominator in the three cases, Norway’s Lise Klaveness told The Times.
FootballPrime ministers and presidents, princes and national team captains, queens and bishops - the guest list for the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V includes many famous and high-ranking names.
WorldThe Norwegian Football Association's chairman Lise Klaveness has been elected to the European Football Association's (Uefa) board. On the other hand, the former star striker Andrij Sjevtjenko, Ukraine, gets rejected.
FootballNorway in – Sweden out. Now Swedish football is no longer at the table of power in the European Football Association (Uefa). For me, there is no self-evident goal to seek specific positions, says the new federation boss Simon Åström.
FootballIt will not be a boycott of Norway's men's national football team when Israel awaits in the World Championship qualifiers – despite the escalation of the war in Gaza recently. We believe it is the wrong path to take, says the Norwegian association's chairman Lise Klaveness.
FootballIsrael has made nightly attacks on Gaza in recent days. Norwegian national team captain Ståle Solbakken, whose Norway is to meet Israel in the qualifying round for the World Championship, reacts strongly. There are catastrophic images, he says.
FootballA majority of the elite clubs in Norway wanted to abolish VAR – the association's board wanted to continue with the system. The association won the match. At the annual meeting, a clear majority voted yes to keeping the disputed video assessment in the country's elite football.
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