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Norway’s 28-year journey back to football’s greatest stage

Norway’s 28-year journey back to football’s greatest stage

by Thomas Addley | Jun 3, 2026 | Pillar 2, Team Talk, World Cup

How a nation that fought against the very best became silent, and why they are ready to make noise again. The last time Norway competed at the FIFA World Cup was in 1998, when a 24-year-old Tore André Flo terrorised defences in France. What followed was not a gradual...
The physical challenges players are facing ahead of the 2026 World Cup

The physical challenges players are facing ahead of the 2026 World Cup

by Katie Howard | Jun 2, 2026 | On The Pitch, Pillar 1, Pillar 3, Pillar 4, World Cup

Heat, travel, hybrid pitches and recovery timelines have all emerged as concerns ahead of the biggest World Cup in history. Could the tournament’s biggest challenge come from the conditions rather than the competition? The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been expanded...
10 players missing from this year’s FIFA World Cup

10 players missing from this year’s FIFA World Cup

by James Streatfield | May 27, 2026 | In The Treatment Room, World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is the stage where dreams are realised. But for every player walking out onto the pitch this summer, there is another watching from home, sidelined through the cruelness of injury. From ACLs to long term rehabilitation programmes, some of football’s...

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