Cyprus Mail9 Jul 2026

England’s best players don’t play in Premier League, says Norway coach

Norway coach Stale Solbakken dismissed suggestions that having Premier League-based players gives his team an advantage against England in their World Cup quarter-final, cheekily pointing out that their opponents’ star performers actually play elsewhere.

Norway boast Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard among their Premier League contingent, but Solbakken noted that England’s top two goalscorers ply their trade in LaLiga and the Bundesliga....

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