On the west coast of Norway, spread across the islands of Hessa, Aspøya, Nørvøya and Uksenøya, at the mouth of the Geirangerfjord, lies Ålesund. It is not a large town, or by…
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Even Pellerud is one of a select amount of head coaches who can say he won both a European Championship and a World Cup. He can also say he coached in a further…
Lessons can be learnt from Euro 2000; the next time Norway find themselves with a stellar crop of talent, there will be no tragic swansong
Eight years since he made his debut in the evening sun of a Norwegian summer, winter is finally coming for the King in the North
Norway have their best chance since Euro 2000 to qualify for a major tournament – and their doing it on the backs of the blood of their 1990s heroes
With Solskjær at the helm, the future looks bright, and perhaps Scandinavian talent can once again lift Manchester United to the apex of European football
In one of world football’s great feats, Norwegian giants Rosenborg would lift the title on 13 consecutive occasions to set a unique record
If the Norse poets deign to update the sagas of old, maybe one day there will be a tale for Erling Braut Håland all of his own
Irt’s been a tough breakthrough for Martin Ødegaard at Real Madrid, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t progressed – he’s still on track at Los Blancos
It was a tournament that, in theory, had much going for it, but the Royal League, involving clubs from Sweden, Denmark and Norway, was destined to fail
Being a full-back isn’t the most stylish of positions within the game of football, and it requires an overwhelming amount of selflessness. They’ll never dominate the accolades or be recognised for the…
Few strikers will ever match the records that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer broke at Manchester United, often coming off the bench to devastating effect
When Englishman Paul Wandless moved to Norway a few years ago, the only work he could get was in a local supermarket, but after a lot of perseverance and hard work he…
IMAGINE YOURSELF AT 15. You, as many others, were probably worried about next week’s maths test or perhaps if that cute boy or girl at the front of the class was into…
As featured on Guardian Sport In the 1990s, the Norwegian national team was one of the most respected sides in world football. Known for their physicality and ruthlessness, they knocked back the…
“So, when are Norway playing again? Tomorrow?” The waiter at La Coupole, a beautiful restaurant found at Rue des Montparnasse in Paris, not far from Gare Montparnasse, threw his head back laughing,…
Welcome to Bergen. Surrounded by breathtaking fjords and magnificent mountain ranges, Norway’s second biggest city attracts hundreds of thousands visitors a year. Many of them arrive by cruise ship in Bergen’s harbour a…
Messiahs, masterminds, magicians – the best football managers in history have been bestowed with one or more of these admiring monikers throughout their storied and often varied careers. These sort of unofficial…