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Tippeligaen, round 25: Media fervently hopes for actual excitement about the gold, young talented kid plays without a worry in the world.

Monday, September 27, 2010

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As the battle for the may-be-important fourth place rages on, the mainstream media still prove to be a bunch of clueless cowards, preferring to seek out pretend drama that may or may not become real at some point in the future. NFN will thus be the only provider of the real drama RIGHT NOW, and [...]

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Round 3: Lillestrøm Hump Hopeless Hønefoss

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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The whole Tippeliga-thing isn’t really working out so far for Hønefoss who were thumped 6-0 at Åråsen. Elsewhere Kongsvinger are also pointless after the first three, pre-season favorites Rosenborg, Molde, Viking and Stabæk all dropped points and there were more peculiar pleasantries from Kjetil Rekdal..»crosslinked«Tweet

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Tippeliga Round 1: Rosenborg Sneak Snowy Showdown

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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“Ac Milan have an old squad”. “Arsenal play pretty football”. “Steffen Iversen is a bit fat”. The footballing world is full of these tired, old, yet inescapably accurate clichés. “Rosenborg won in spite of not playing all that well” is well on it’s way towards becoming one of them.Tweet

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Stromsgodset 1-2 Red Bull New York

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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Stromsgodset went down 2-1 to Red Bull New York in a friendly in Spain yesterday. Both teams are preparing for the forthcoming seasons in La Manga, and new Red Bull coach Hans Backe will be delighted with the win.

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A Friendly And A Not So Friendly

Monday, February 1, 2010

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In a clash of the titans, honours ended even. Reigning Norwegian Champions Rosenborg took on their Swedish counterparts AIK in a routine friendly which saw many debutants.

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Transfer Round Up

Saturday, January 30, 2010

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With the transfer window closing on Monday at 5pm, lets bring you up to date with the latest deals that are and aren’t taking place. A relatively quiet month all across the continent has not been a suprise,however a late flurry of activity is expected.

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Rosenborg sell Sappara

Thursday, January 28, 2010

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Tippeligaen Champions Rosenborg have reluctantly accepted a bid from Turkish side Ankaragucu for Slovakian international Marek Sapara. The talismanic midfielder joined the Trondheim side in 2006 from MFK Ruzomberok, since when his creativity and eye for goal have made him one of the hottest talents in Norway.Tweet

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Rosenborg Capture Moldskred

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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Tippeligaen champions Rosenborg have added to their squad ahead of the new season with the capture of Morten Moldskred from Tromso...

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Euro Transfer update 2: Hughton refutes Iversen link

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton has today distanced the club from reports circulating that they are about to sign Steffen Iversen  from Tippeligaen Champions Rosenborg. Hughton knows the striker as they were at Spurs together, where they won a League Cup winners medal in 1999.Tweet

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Tippeliga round 29: Deila delight at Godset stay up, Tom Nordlie a very naughty boy?

Monday, October 26, 2009

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Having promised earlier in the season to take off most of his clothes if Strømsgodset stayed up, Godset manager Ronny Deila came good on his word this Sunday. Tom Nordlie’s Fredrikstad on the other hand face a potentially perilous playoff..Tweet

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Tippeliga round 27: Rosenborg defeat themselves

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Quite. After going 26 games unbeaten this season, Rosenborg this weekend became the first team to defeat Rosenborg in the 2009 Tippeliga..Tweet

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Tippeliga round 26: Rosenborg win the league with a month to spare

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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After winning in Molde this Sunday Rosenborg are now a frankly ridiculous 17 points ahead of their closest rivals, and even though there’s over a month left of the season it’s now a mathematical fact: Rosenborg have won the 2009 Tippeliga.Tweet

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Ramovic poop Rosenborg’s party while the cup yields more madness

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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Rosenborg could have mathematically secured their 2009 Tippeliga title with a remarkable five games to spare if they had beaten Tromsø last night. But TIL-keeper Sead Ramovic was eager to show after this weekend’s shenanigans that he isn’t just a hopelessly immature overpaid dimwit, he is in fact a hopelessly immature overpaid dimwit who on [...]

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Tippeliga round 23: Vålerenga hand Rosenborg the title

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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Ten points ahead with a game in hand and still undefeated, let’s face it, there is no way Rosenborg is going to throw this away. But the relegation-battle is shaping up to be pretty damned fierce, and after a very bad run Mad Martin finally got a big win as he continues to cling to [...]

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Tippeliga round 20: Mad Martin closer to the sack than your average potato

Monday, August 17, 2009

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Back in November 2007 when Martin Andresen was appointed to spearhead the Vålerenga-revolution, the stated ambition was to establish the club as one of the top sides in Norway by 2010 and to be the best team in Scandinavia by 2013. Let’s just reflect on that one for a moment, as another fairly abysmal performance [...]

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The preview that thinks headbutting Viking-players is fair game

Saturday, August 15, 2009

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Hello!?! Can you hear us?! As the over-rated and over-hyped (though quite good, to be fair) English Premier League attempts yet again to overshadow every other sporting event on the planet, we here at NFN know we have to work hard to grab your precious attention. I mean, how can anyone possibly be expected to [...]

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