After just 13 months in MLS, defender Nico Naess was transferred from Columbus Crew SC to Dutch club Heerenveen. The Crew backline has changed a lot since he arrived but Crew coach GreggBerhalter said the intention […]
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Euro 2017: Norway exits without a point or a goal
Katrine Veje scored to give Denmark a 1-0 win over Norway that sent it through to the quarterfinals of Euro 2017. Norway, the Euro 2013 runner-up, exited with three losses in three games andwithout a goal. Norway missed a penalty kick before halftime as Danish keeper Stina Lykke Petersen stopped Caroline Graham Hansen‘s shot. Norway […]
USA-Norway: U.S. women sweep Scandinavian tour
Christen Press scored in the 60th minute to give the USA a 1-0 win over Norway in front of 3,866 fans at Sandejord’s Komplett Arena in the 50th meeting between the teams and a sweep of […]
USA-Norway: Up and downs in toughest U.S. rivalry
The USA renews one of the fiercest rivalries in women’s soccer when it plays Norway Sunday in Sandefjord, marking the 50th meeting between the teams. No team has defeated the USA more often thanNorway, which has […]
NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, […]
Updated MLS Rosters: Who's in and who's out for 2017
New York City FC, which still holds the rights to Mix Diskerud, has loaned the U.S. international to Swedish club IKF Goteborg until Aug. 27. The New York Red Bulls added Norwegian forwardFredrik Gulbrandsen on loan […]
Ghana keeper Kwarasey denies he needs surgery
Former Portland Timbers goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey says he pulled out of the Ghana team for the Africa Cup of Nations because of a minor back injury that just needs treatment — denyingreports he’ll undergo surgery. He now plays for champion Rosenborg in his native Norway but has been linked to MLS expansion team Minnesota United.
Bob Bradley tries to downplay Norway speculation
Bob Bradley was back in Norway on Wednesday, meeting with the Norwegian federation’s soccer chief, Nils Johan Semb, sparking speculation in the Norwegian press that he’d be offered thejob as the new men’s national team coach […]
U.S. Abroad: Horvath will battle for Brugge starting job
After two seasons at Norway’s Molde, 21-year-old keeper Ethan Horvath has been transferred to Belgian champion Club Brugge, coached by legendary Belgian keeper Michel Preud’homme.He signed a deal through the 2020-21 season with Brugge, first in […]
Bob Bradley firing: The view from Norway
Bob Bradley remains highly regarded in Norway, where he took tiny Stabaek and turned it into a Europa League team only two years after it gained promotion. Stabaek sports director Inge AndreOlsen is pushing for the […]