The two Premier League clubs are rumoured to be at the front of the queue for the signature of another Norwegian starlet. The 21-year-old has been the subject of much interest from Europe's elite clubs, and it is thought that the Gunners and the Magpies are leading the race. The Trondheim-born player almost signed for Liverpool's academy [.

It's the day we've all been waiting for, the day when Norway's hopes of reaching the 2010 World Cup will be extinguished once and for all. Or will they?

In order to reach a play-off Norway probably need four points from these two internationals, and with the game away to Macedonia only yielding one that means Drillo's dullards will have to decimate the Dutch.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson was spotted watching a match between Lillestrøm and Rosenborg in the Norwegian Tippeliga this Sunday evening. The former Viking and Finland gaffer already has two Norwegians on his books, and could well be looking to spend a chuck of his summer transfer-kitty in the Norwegian market.

Don't pass to me just now - I'm barfing... again Rosenborg youngster Per Ciljan Skjelbred is tipped for big things in football, but at present his most notable on-pitch contributions come in the form of carrot chunks. Poor Per can't seem to keep anything down him at the minute. Last weekend, Skjelbred was in the process of [.

Tromsø 2 - 4 Rosenborg (highlights) Professional football inside the arctic cirle in mid-March. Think about that sentence for a while, say it out loud, taste it. Feel the intricate texture of its inherent dumbness, the kind of dumbness usually associated with Miss Teen USA contestants, particularly stupid animals or Bengt Eriksen.

Tromsø 2 - 4 Rosenborg (highlights) Professional football inside the arctic cirle in mid-March. Think about that sentence for a while, say it out loud, taste it. Feel the intricate texture of its inherent dumbness, the kind of dumbness usually associated with Miss Teen USA contestants, particularly stupid animals or Bengt Eriksen.