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  Norway national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway.
Football came to Norway from Great Britain in the 1880s, and quickly became popular both in terms of active players and as a spectator sport.
However, six years is a long time in football, and the Swedes, who had not been involved in the war, had a great side in the making, and won the game by a score of 10-0.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norwegian_national_football_team   (5328 words)

  
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Norway Cup's national and international recognition is acknowledged through the close cooperation of the Norwegian Football Association, the Government through the Ministry of Social Affairs, and of course the Municipality of Oslo and its various departments.
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) was whole the week during Norway Cup present at Ekeberg fields with a big stand and activities including Kicking Aids Out an offer to players, coaches and sport leaders on the teams participating in Norway Cup.
The Association of Norwegian Sports Journalists innovated a special prize to be awarded to the arrangement that gave the best working conditions for the journalists.
www.norway-cup.no /uk/t2.asp?p=26697   (1369 words)

  
 Nordic Culture > Football in Denmark and Sweden - Scandinavica.com
The fact is that football has actually a long tradition in Scandinavia, particularly in Denmark and in southern Sweden, where winters are relativery short and the land is more densely populated.
The Dansk Boldspil-Union, (the Danish Football Association), founded in 1889, is one of the oldest in Europe.
Much of the Danish football tradition is connected with the Parken National Football Stadium, built in 1911 and rebuilt in 1992 with a capacity of 42,000 spectators.
www.scandinavica.com /culture/sports/football.htm   (1138 words)

  
 England Football Online - Comment - Football Shirked its Reponsibility in the Bowyer/Woodgate Affair
The English football establishment's capacity for ingratitude to its most faithful servants remains astonishing, matched, in terms of disgrace, only by its parallel failure to honour football's past.
The Norwegian football association is urging FIFA to force Argentina to play the match as planned on the ground Argentina entered a binding agreement to play in Oslo.
It has long been said that 27 is the age at which most footballers are at their peak, and these birthdays remind us that the crop of young Manchester United players who entered the England fold in the mid-1990's are now reaching their peak year, just in time for the World Cup.
www.englandfootballonline.com /Comment/CommentNotes01.html   (3676 words)

  
 Welcome To Football.ae
It was created in 1992, when the top division football clubs broke away from the Football League after securing a greatly improved TV rights deal with the then fledgling satellite television company Sky Television.
In 1992 the First Division Clubs resigned from the football league en masse and on the 27th May 1992 the FA Premier League was formed as a limited company, which worked out of an office at the then Football Association's headquarters, Lancaster Gate
At the end of each season the three lowest placed teams are relegated into the Football League Championship and the top two teams from the Championship, together with the winner of a play-off involving the 3rd to 6th placed clubs, are promoted in their place.
www.football.ae /a/en/seasons/div/EUR/champ/1.html   (696 words)

  
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Sunday, January 29, 2006 (Carson, CA) … Seven rare Norwegian soccer medals were returned to their countrymen today during the USA – Norway international match.
Sondre Kaafjord, President of the Norwegian Football Association at the Home Depot Center Stadium in Carson, CA and suburb of Los Angeles.
The medals will be donated by the Norwegian FA to their National Soccer Museum in Oslo.
www.soccerhall.org /news_norway.htm   (542 words)

  
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Johansen, the Norwegian right-back, now indicated Piola to his center-half, Eriksen, who nodded and dropped back to dedicate himself successfully to the big center-forward, Henriksen, the little right-half, taking his place in midfield.
Ask any Norwegian what is the main reason for Norway qualifying for the WC finals for the first time in 56 years and he will answer: "Drillo".
The success of the Norwegian team can be explained by a coach the players respect and admire and a tactical system which fits the players well.
www.rsssf.com /rssbest/wcfaqnor.html   (1809 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
"Is women's football an attractive proposition for sponsors?" Yes, says Karen Espelund, General Secretary of the Norwegian Football Association.
This time, all the Norwegian games will be shown live, as well as the opening match, even though we are not involved there.
A few years ago the association put money aside to help the top clubs in their efforts to develop more quality in their infrastructure and their marketing efforts.
www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,6489,00.html   (684 words)

  
 Other projects - Sport and Development International Platform
Since then the Norwegian Football Association has taken over the responsibility for the project which is now spread to different districts of the country.
Football Alley aims at increasing physical activities in urban areas in order to prevent negative social outcomes such as crime or drug abuse, particularly among...
Football is considered as a means of contributing to peace-building in Rwanda by bringing together different groups of the population.
www.sportanddev.org /en/projects/other/index.htm   (510 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Sport - Football - Norwegians pitch in to leave Scots trailing in football facilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Norwegians pitch in to leave Scots trailing in football facilities
In 2000, the Norwegian Football Association embarked upon a bold new campaign to encourage local authorities to provide small playing areas up and down the country.
A further 300 mini-pitches are planned, finished or under construction in 2005, with an additional 300 stipulated for 2006.
sport.scotsman.com /football.cfm?id=1885522005   (395 words)

  
 TIME Europe | Business: The Money Game | 6/5/2000
But football fans are more demanding than filmgoers; they argue that their sport is more a way of life than an entertainment.
The typical response to these rumblings is that football is on the move.
Football might only be starting to exploit its true value, says Stefan Szymanski, a lecturer at the Imperial College Management School in London and co-author of the paper The Americanization of European Football, which argues that football's commercialization is likely to continue.
www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/2000/0605/football.html   (1350 words)

  
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Football is the most popular spectator sport in the world.
bjsm.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/37/3/226   (3894 words)

  
 News: Mini-Soccer in the cities - Sport and Development International Platform
The Danish Football Association (DFA) is seeking partners for establishing a number of artificial mini-soccer pitches in the town districts.
The idea for the mini-soccer pitches as well as the offer of co-financing was brought up by UEFA as a part of the jubilee events to celebrate the its 50th anniversary.
The Danish Football Association is therefore looking for partners among public authorities, private sponsors and local sport associations.
www.sportanddev.org /en/news/mini-soccer-in-the-cities.htm   (288 words)

  
 Football Association of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Football Association of Norway (NFF) (Norwegian: Norges Fotballforbund) is the governing body of football in Norway.
It organises the men's and women's national teams and the Norwegian Premier League.
The SvFF has recently invited the NFF to make another joint bid with the two associations alone, for the 2016 European Football Championship.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norwegian_Football_Association   (207 words)

  
 7DAYS » Linesman ‘not biased’   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
A Norwegian referee due to officiate as a linesman in the Champions League final has been forced to explain his actions after being photographed wearing a Barcelona strip.
Ole Hermann Borgan is one of three Norwegians officiating tonight’s final however any notion of impartiality appeared to disappear after the pictures were published in Norway.
A Norwegian referee due to officiate as a linesman in the Champions League final has...
www.7days.ae /2006/05/17/linesman-not-biased.html   (487 words)

  
 Brann - Uncyclopedia
In the fall of 2006, the club became the first to have won the domestic double 100 times in a row - each and every title bagged long before the season had actually kicked off.
However, the club has only actually recieved less than half a dozen of their rightly deserved trophies, as the Norwegian football association is secretly run by blindfolded gophers.
Ahead of the 2006-season, the Brann-supporters have already laid their claim to the Tippeliga title, but with the kick-off only months away it appears that incompetence and stupidity will once again prevail.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Brann   (207 words)

  
 maltasport.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Malta Football Association is organising a Course for Trainee Referees commencing on November 13.
Marsaxlokk, basking in the wake of their stunning 3-0 victory over Msida SJ are brimming with composure, spirit and confidence ahead of their Sunday's clash with new arrivals St. George's, while after Sliema Wanderers will be looking to return to winning ways when they face Pieta Hotspurs.
The Malta Football Association and its president, Dr. Joe Mifsud, appeal to players, referees, fans and officials throughout the country to help praise and promote the spirit of fair play on FIFA World Fair Play Day.
www.maltasport.com /Local_Football/Premier_Division/index.html   (1374 words)

  
 Football United: 04/01/2004 - 04/30/2004
The football associations of the three countries and representatives from their leading clubs unveiled the new competition - called the Royal League - at press conferences in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm today.
Swedish Football Association president Lars Åke Lagrell said: "It has become more and more difficult for Scandinavian teams to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
Norwegian Football Association president Sondre Kåfjord said: "In Norway we have been working on extending the season for a long time, even though we do not have the climate.
footballunited.blogspot.com /2004_04_01_footballunited_archive.html   (14270 words)

  
 NorHouse: The Nordic Influence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
And all were between 10 and 19 years old, mostly too young to vote but old enough to compete in the world's largest football tournament, the Norway Cup.
The highlight of the opening show in 2000 was a match between the women's teams from the USA and Norway.
In the Norway Cup listings it's hardly surprising that Norwegian teams, as a majority of the participants, reached two of the four major finals.
www.norhouse.com /influence.asp?art_id=IN-020   (1041 words)

  
 .:: MATHARE UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB ::.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Mathare Youth Sport Association, MYSA, has since the foundation in 1987 used soccer as their main tool in their development work in the slum of Nairobi.
The Norwegian Football Club, Start is hundred years in 2005, and has found major reasons to take a broader social responsibility.
The Norwegian Sports Association is the biggest civil society organisation in Norway in terms of membership.
www.mathareunited.com /ref.asp   (1719 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Norway's Rushfeldt to miss Denmark qualifier
The Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende responded in an editorial on Wednesday by thanking the Norwegian football association for signing a new contract with Semb on Tuesday.
'Denmark should be happy that the Norwegian football association kept woollen-hat coach Semb and Europe's worst playing style,' it said.
Many Norwegian sports commentators argue that Semb is in the last-chance saloon with the Euro 2004 qualifier after he failed to qualify his team for the World Cup.
www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0904/20020904norwayinjury.html   (287 words)

  
 Rosenborg Web - English: News
This was all because the Norwegian Football Association claimed he was "not vital for the club".
But today the happy news arrived: the Norwegian Football Association had changed their minds and gave a license to the U-21 International, who thereby also gets a permit to stay in Norway.
We are not planning to have him play that game, but it is a nice opportunity for Hyka to get to meet his team mates and become a part of the club," Winsnes said.
www.rosenborg.info /article/4503   (207 words)

  
 uefa.com - Football Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Per-Mathias Høgmo has resigned as coach of newly-crowned Norwegian champions Rosenborg BK after his assistant Knut Tørum led the club to the title.
The Netherlands and Norway were in free-scoring mood in qualifying round Group 8 but a 7-1 win against hosts Estonia proved in vain for Croatia.
Rosenborg BK clinched their 20th Norwegian championship, the club's 14th league title in 15 years, with a comprehensive 4-1 defeat of Viking FK.
www.uefa.com /footballEurope/countries/country=NOR/Association=101/index.html   (92 words)

  
 Hall of Fame to Return Historic Norwegian Artifacts to Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
CARSON, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2006) -- Seven rare Norwegian soccer medals will be returned to their countrymen today during the USA - Norway international match.
Selland's soccer career continued in the U.S. where he played for the Norwegian Turn Society in the New York area and won several championships.
As the seven medals do not directly relate to America's soccer history, they were chosen to be de-accessioned and returned to their home country where they have significance.
ussoccerplayers.com /latest_soccer_news/505375.html   (523 words)

  
 Web Directory » Web Directory » Sports » Soccer » UEFA » Norway
Norwegian Football Association - Official site, mostly in Norwegian with brief English information about the national teams and facts about Norwegian soccer.
Norwegian Football Server - News, updated results and tables, Norwegian soccer archive, links and mailing lists.
RBK Kjernen - Rosenborg supporters club, in Norwegian with navigation and some sections in English.
www.dcpages.com /DC_ODP/?c=Sports/Soccer/UEFA/Norway   (291 words)

  
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 Football | No future for Mills at Leeds
Leeds, meanwhile, are seeking up to £1m in compensation from the Norwegian Football Association after Eirik Bakke was ruled out for six months with a chronic knee injury.
The club are furious that Bakke played for Norway in summer games against Denmark, Romania and Finland despite telling the Norwegian FA he was injured and providing medical evidence to back up their claim.
Bakke has now travelled to the United States to see the leading specialist Richard Steadman and may well need surgery.
football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4736866-103,00.html   (393 words)

  
 Telenor and Schibsted team up in bid for Norwegian football broadcast rights - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
OSLO (AFX) - The bidding war for rights to broadcast Norwegian football over the next four years is heating up, according to sources close to the process.
Norwegian website kampanje.no reported that Telenor ASA and Schibsted ASA affiliate TV 2 have joined forces and offered up to 1 bln nkr for the broadcasting rights.
The source also said alliances had changed in the last 24 hours and confirmed that Modern Times Group's two Norwegian platform's Viasat and TV3 were very interested in securing the football rights.
www.forbes.com /home/feeds/afx/2005/06/17/afx2098280.html   (435 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Tottenham miss out on Uefa place
Tottenham head coach Martin Jol said he was disappointed, but said he would look on the bright side.
The Norwegian Football Association topped Uefa's fair play rankings, which are based on criteria such as positive play, respect of opponents and officials, behaviour of the crowd as well as cautions and dismissals
Spurs finished second to Arsenal in the Football Association's domestic fair play rankings - but the Gunners' Champions League qualification ruled them out of contention.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/europe/4610957.stm   (266 words)

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