Erling Braut Haaland and Norway suffered a heavy 1-2 away defeat to Portugal in the Nations League. Half an hour after the final whistle, the superstar flew home on a private plane.
SportsNorway national team captain Ståle Solbakken was furious that the World Cup players had been allowed to go straight on holiday instead of being celebrated in Norway.
SportsNorway's national team captain Ståle Solbakken is dismissive of the Swedish national football team. Graham Potter takes the Norwegian slight in stride. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, the Swedish national team captain tells TT.
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.
WorldKing Harald was loved in Norwegian sports - and it is evident from the guest list at his funeral.
SportsThe Norwegian people mourn their dead king. Harald was more than a head of state and ruler - he was also a successful athlete and had a deep interest in sports. For those of us involved in sports, he has been a role model, says national football team captain Ståle Solbakken to Dagbladet.
FootballNorway defeated Israel with 4–2 and has got a perfect start to the World Championship qualifiers with two straight wins. Erling Braut Haaland scored one of the goals and Martin Ødegaard set up three.
SportsIsrael 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.
FootballLars Seier Christensen, co-owner of FC Copenhagen, went hard at Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj on Facebook after Friday's notorious brawl with Donald Trump at the White House. This gets the club's former coach, also Norway's national team captain, Ståle Solbakken to rage. I didn't think it was true, he says to Nettavisen.
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