Scouting Time: Scandinavia Special
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the world of football. In this special episode, we look at four of the most exciting prospects in Scandinavian football: Viking’s Henrik Heggheim, Molde’s Stian Gregersen, Strømsgodset’s Johan Hove,…
Combined Allsvenskan and Eliteserien Team of the Season 2020
It’s been another year chock full of exciting talents breaking out of Scandinavia. The success of Bodø/Glimt in Norway has been the major story in the region, making international news headlines, but wherever you look there have been intriguing storylines in two leagues that had…
Malmö FF- the ‘Bayern Munich of Sweden’ Are Kings Again
Despite having the biggest budget and revenue figures in Allsvenskan over many years now, it’s been a dark period for Swedish giants Malmö FF lately. For so long Sweden’s dominant force, the club from the country’s southernmost county of Skåne had stuttered of late with…
Getting Back to Glory: How Molde Can Turn Their Season Around
Molde are the defending Eliteserien champions having stormed to the league title in 2019. However, it looks highly unlikely that they will repeat that success this year with Bodø/Glimt miles clear at the top. Molde have slipped down in recent times with some poorer results…
When a Change in Philosophy Backfires: AIK Face a Battle for Survival
AIK have made four new signings during the Allsvenskan summer transfer window with Mikael Lustig, Filip Rogic, Bojan Radulovic and Sotirios Papagiannopoulos all joining the club. The boost in personnel was definitely needed because 2020 is threatening to become a nightmare season for the Stockholm…
How Bodø/Glimt is becoming the best team in Scandinavia
Bodø/Glimt shocked everyone by finishing second in the 2019 Eliteserien. There were some suggestions this year of a natural regression but so far, they have rubbished those ideas. Glimt have totally stormed the league by starting with a 100% record, winning all 9/9 fixtures and…
Scouting Time: Alhassan Yusuf
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is IFK Goteborg’s centre-midfielder, Alhassan Yusuf. — — Alhassan Yusuf was spotted by IFK Goteborg and signed after impressing at the Gothia Cup in 2017….
Scouting Time: Armin Gigovic
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is Helsingborgs IF’s midfielder, Armin Gigovic. — — It says a lot about the prodigious talent of Armin Gigovic that at 18 he is already…
Scouting Time: Nils Froling
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is Kalmar FF’s centre-forward, Nils Froling. — — Already raising eyebrows at Kalmar where a new generation of players is gradually emerging to replace the…
Scouting Time: Robin Tihi
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is AIK’ centre-back Robin Tihi. — — The mighty AIK are in the midst of a transition period at the moment. After winning the title…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Niklas Castro
In this series, brought to you by Just Football, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in Scandinavian football, that’s ready to start the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is Aalesund’s striker Niklas Castro. — — Castro started off…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Jens Petter Hauge
In this series, brought to you by Just Football, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in Scandinavian football, that’s ready to start the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is Bodø / Glimt’s winger Jens Petter Hauge. — — He…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Emil Bohinen
In this series, brought to you by Just Football, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in Scandinavian football, that’s ready to start the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is Stabæk’s defensive midfielder Emil Bohinen. — — Emil Bohinen…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Aron Dönnum
Earmarked at a young age to become a potential star, Vålerenga’s winger Aron Dönnum broke through in 2019 with 6 goals and 4 assists in 25 appearances. Prior to that, he had made some fleeting, albeit very promising appearances for VIF in both league and cup…
Combined Allsvenskan and Eliteserien Team of the Season 2019
It’s been a quite remarkable season in Scandinavia, with drama all the way to the end. In Allsvenskan, a three-way title battle went all the way to the last day of the season as Djurgarden came from 2-0 down on the final day to draw 2-2…
Erling Håland – the rise of potential world-class talent from Norway
Sunday 1st July 2018 will go down as the day that Erling Braut Håland truly burst onto the scene. Before then he had long been earmarked as an exceptional young talent, but his performance away against Brann that day sent shockwaves around Norway’s Eliteserien and…
How Djurgarden shocked Sweden to become unlikely title contender
With just four games left of what has been a thrilling season in Allsvenskan, Djurgarden is the surprise league leaders in Sweden. Last year the Stockholm club finished seventh, a full 19 points behind major city rivals and reigning champions AIK. But as we enter…
5 talents that may leave (or already left) Eliteserien this summer
With just more than a week left before the end of the Norwegian Eliteserien transfer window, our friends at Just Football introduce us to some of the most interesting talents that may leave the league this summer… or that have already done that! Håkon Evjen…
Five possible transfers as the window opens in Sweden’s Allsvenskan
Benjamin Nygren is gone (Genk), Daniel Sundgren is off (Aris), so too are Linus Hallenius (APOEL) and Carl Starfelt (Rubin Kazan). The transfer window in Sweden has only just opened but already several done deals have seen some of the Allsvenskan top players depart for…
Rosenborg BK: losing their grip on the Eliteserien?
To most casual football fans the first club that springs to mind when the subject of Norwegian football comes around is Rosenborg. Based in Trondheim, ‘RBK’ has won a mammoth 26 Eliteserien titles, nearly three times more than next on the list Fredrikstad. Many out…
Benjamin Nygren: a star in the making
The season in Sweden may only be a month old but already there’s no doubt who the early star of the show is. Benjamin Nygren is just seventeen years old, but the young talent has been a revelation. With four goals and three assists in…
5 players to watch in the 2019 Norwegian Eliteserien
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