NFF to Appeal FIFA's Haikin Decision

Nikita Haikin, who became a Norwegian citizen, cannot represent Norway until March 2028 due to FIFA's strict interpretation of rules requiring five consecutive years of residence in the country. The goalkeeper's loan spell at Bristol City in 2023 reset his residence period. lebandit.lat

The Norwegian Football Association disagrees with FIFA's decision and will evaluate legal options with the player's attorney. Haikin, who has lived in Norway since 2019, will miss the upcoming European Championship as a result of this ruling.

The FA has announced plans to install protective fencing around its training base in Kansas City ahead of the England squad’s arrival on 13 June. The move comes after Southampton were expelled from the Championship playoff final for illegally surveilling opponents, sparking the spygate controversy and prompting the FA to tighten security measures.

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Kristiansunds hovedtrener Amund Skiri (48) har forlenget kontrakten sin med klubben ut 2029-sesongen.

Det melder eliteserieklubben på sine egne hjemmesider.

– Det er her jeg vil være! Det er jeg her vil jobbe sammen med resten av den flotte gjengen i KBK for at vi skal bli et bedre fotballag. Hverdagen her er utviklende og gøy, og jeg gleder meg til å gå på jobb hver dag. Det er en god følelse å ha signert, sier KBKs hovedtrener.

Skiri kom til KBK i august 2023 og rykket opp fra 1.-divisjon til Eliteserien samme år. Der har klubben hatt tilhold i de tre siste sesongene. Der er de plassert som nummer ti på tabellen med sine elleve poeng så langt i sesongen.

Norwegian javelin thrower Sigrid Borge secured second place at the Diamond League in Xiamen with a 65-meter throw, marking her season best.

The effort falls 1.5 meters short of her personal record. The victory went to 18-year-old Ziyi Yan, whose winning throw of 71.74 meters is the second longest in women's history, trailing only Barbora Spotakova's 2008 mark.

• Naegohyang FC beat Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1-0 in final in South Korea

• Kim Kyong Yong’s scores only goal to claim win in rare trip across border

The first North Korean team to visit the South in eight years crowned their trip by winning the Asian Women’s Champions League, beating Japan’s Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1-0 in Saturday’s final.

Naegohyang Women’s FC lifted the trophy thanks to captain Kim Kyong Yong’s goal just before half-time in the South Korean city of Suwon.