{"product_id":"norway","title":"Norway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eFootball at the top of the world is anything but dull. Cold, eclectic, exhilarating, intense and passionate: if there's one thing to be said of Norwegian football, it's to expect the unexpected. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter all, this is a nation that was, until the 1990s, considered a backwater of European football - an afterthought for most. Then Egil Olsen arrived, cultivating the most gifted generation of Norwegian footballers to prominence on the world stage. At the same time, these stars became household names: Solskjær, Bratseth, Rekdal, Johnsen, Berg, Mykland, Thorsvedt. The stage was set for Norwegians to fly the nest and conquer all corners of Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt home, Rosenborg embarked on perhaps the most astonishing period of domestic dominance ever seen in Europe, also picking off notable victories on the continent. It would take two decades for \u003cspan\u003eBodø\u003c\/span\u003e\/Glimt to emulate their achievements in Europe and put Norwegian club football back on the map.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween that came world-class talents in both the men's and women's game, a multitude of stories from the Eliteserien, and the joy of returning to international competition at the 2026 World Cup thanks to Haaland, \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eØdegaard\u003c\/span\u003e, Berg and co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to \u003cstrong\u003eNorway\u003c\/strong\u003e, nations issue 12, a deep dive into a region of the world we've seldom visited at These Football Times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Football in the Arctic Circle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The rise of Norway in the 1990s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Norwegians and the Premier League\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The legend of Rosenborg's 13 consecutive titles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- SK Brann and the majesty of Bergen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The paradox of football in Oslo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The final swansong at Euro 2000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Ronny Johnsen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Ole Gunnar \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSolskjær\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- How Ada Hegerberg changed the face of Norwegian football\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The odyssey of Erling Haaland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The rise of \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBodø\u003c\/span\u003e\/Glimt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- World Cup 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The grounds of Norway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The clubs of Norway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The eight greatest Norway kits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Norway's greatest XI\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- and lots more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrder now before we sell out. Every other issue has sold out before dispatch and won't be back until we reprint in future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eProjected dispatch: 16 October\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"These Football Times","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58080903954814,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/7580\/1399\/files\/Cover_f483e1fe-8930-4d45-ac0d-e7c2d91d83e0.jpg?v=1790141830","url":"https:\/\/thesefootballtimes.shop\/products\/norway","provider":"These Football Times","version":"1.0","type":"link"}