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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Clarets appoint Fjlelde as set-piece coach
Burnley have confirmed the appointment of Pal Fjelde as a set-piece coach. Fjelde has previously worked at clubs in his native Norway, including Bryne, Viking, and Staal. He has also worked as a set-piece coach for the Norway Football Federation. "I'm very excited. It's a huge opportunity and I'm really happy to have the trust of the manager and from the club," Fjelde said. "I think more and more clubs see the importance of set-pieces and how crucial they can be in matches, so it's important to emphasise and put the work in on them."
BBC News
5 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Clarets appoint Fjlelde as set-piece coach
Burnley have confirmed the appointment of Pal Fjelde as a set-piece has previously worked at clubs in his native Norway, including Bryne, Viking, and Staal. He has also worked as a set-piece coach for the Norway Football Federation."I'm very excited. It's a huge opportunity and I'm really happy to have the trust of the manager and from the club," Fjelde said."I think more and more clubs see the importance of set-pieces and how crucial they can be in matches, so it's important to emphasise and put the work in on them."
Pink Villa
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Who is Isabel Haugseng Johansen? All about Erling Haaland's girlfriend
Erling Haaland's powerhouse career has roots in Bryne, and so does his relationship. His girlfriend, Isabel Haugseng Johansen, has been his confidante since their youth academy days. A footballer herself, she balances training, a part-time fashion-store job, and a growing public profile. As Haaland broke records from Dortmund to Manchester City, Isabel has quietly built her own life: joining red-carpet events, traveling to support him abroad, and, most recently, stepping into motherhood alongside the Premier League star. Partners from the academy to the champions league Isabel and Erling first connected at Bryne FK, where both joined as youngsters. 'They've always known each other,' a source told The Sun, recounting how their friendship turned romantic during Haaland's Dortmund years. Isabel, now 21, makes occasional appearances at his matches and public outings. In late 2023, the couple attended the Ballon d'Or ceremony together, and earlier that year celebrated Haaland's 20 million euro Nike deal with a London shopping trip, as reported by the publication. Their relationship has endured through training schedules and long-distance travel. Into parenthood: A new chapter In October 2024, Haaland announced Isabel's pregnancy by tucking a match ball under his jersey after scoring for Norway. Months later, after a Leicester win, Pep Guardiola accidentally let it slip that the couple had become parents 'in the last few days,' stating that Haaland had become a father for the first time. Per the Daily Mail, their son arrived in December 2024, though his name remains private, the milestone has shifted their focus from stadium lights to sleepless nights and first smiles. Building a life beyond football Away from goals and galas, Isabel also pursues her own passions. She still plays locally in Bryne FK's women's senior team and keeps things low-key off social media. Yet she steps up when needed—visiting Haaland in Germany or England, and sharing the realities of balancing sports, work, and family. As Haaland continues to chase gold, Johansen remains the steady presence grounding the world's most feared striker.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Legendary '70s Singer Isn't Worried What Anyone Thinks Ahead of New Album
Legendary '70s Singer Isn't Worried What Anyone Thinks Ahead of New Album originally appeared on Parade. Talking Heads frontman David Bryne not only has new music on the way, but he's heading out on a world tour soon. The legendary singer, 73, just announced his album Who Is the Sky?, which is set to be released on September 5. Ahead of the new release, Bryne revealed in a press statement what's different this go-around, saying, 'At my age, at least for me, there's a 'don't give a sh-t about what people think' attitude that kicks in." 'I can step outside my comfort zone with the knowledge that I kind of know who I am by now and sort of know what I'm doing,' he added. The upcoming record brings together some major names, including Kid Harpoon, best known for his production on Harry Styles' 'As It Was' and Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers.' The album also features guest appearances from St. Vincent, Paramore's lead singer Hayley Williams and The Smile drummer Tom Skinner. Just over a week after the album drops, Byrne will kick off his international tour on September 14 in Rhode Island. The 2026 leg of the tour will take Byrne across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the U.K. According to the press release, the live shows will include 13 other musicians, singers and dancers — all of whom will remain 'mobile' throughout the performance. Who Is the Sky? marks Bryne's first new album in seven years — his last release, American Utopia, came out in 2018. Byrne shared what he's been up to during his break, including exploring new hobbies. "I did a LOT of cooking (Mexican and Indian mostly) and a LOT of drawing," he said. While acknowledging the gap since his last album, Bryne explained how the time away actually helped shape his new music. "I've found that when the time comes, it's easier to start if there's a little stockpile – and before too long there was. Very rudimentary songs began to emerge, with just me on acoustic guitar singing over a programmed loop or beat." Legendary '70s Singer Isn't Worried What Anyone Thinks Ahead of New Album first appeared on Parade on Jun 10, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
Hindustan Times
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Erling Haaland — the miracle of Bryne
Stavanger : The indoor football turf at Bryne FK greets you with a massive picture pasted right behind the goal. Two retired school teachers point to the white text printed in bold in Norwegian. 'Me ska så fotballglede, dryka talent, og hausta mirakler.' The teachers take turns translating it to English, and each voice carries unmistakable heft. 'We will sow joy of football, nurture talent, harvest miracles.' Erling Haaland, the face screaming out of that picture, is the miracle of Bryne. They may not have seen it coming then, but they talk of visual evidence now. Espen Undheim, coach at Bryne FK for 25 years who worked with Haaland from age 8 to 15, brings up two videos saved in his home computer. The first is of a 10-year-old Haaland's run inside the box as 'one of the smallest boys'. Undheim gets flashes of that when he watches some of Haaland's runs now as one of world football's tallest figures and prolific goalscorers. The second is of Undheim speaking to Haaland after a training session that the kid thought did not go well because he could score just one goal. 'But you served your team players,' Undheim recalled the chat. 'He said: that's not good enough. I had to be scoring at least 4-5 goals.' Those two videos encapsulate Undheim's early impressions of a kid who, two decades on, has grown to become among the world's best strikers moving from Bryne to Molde, Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund and now Manchester City. 'The clarity to get in the right position at that age, and the mentality to score goals... I haven't seen it since,' Undheim said. So hasn't anyone else in Bryne. About an hour's drive from Stavanger, this small Norwegian town is home to the club that shaped Haaland and, for a few days in the year when he visits his family, to the man itself. It is also an attractive pitstop for thousands of global tourists that visit Norway and for whom the two teachers turn guides. Edge of Norway, Stavanger region's tourism department, runs an official 'Haaland tour'. Haaland's own journey in Bryne began when his father, Alfie, returned to his hometown after a curtailed Premier League career. Undheim had played youth football with Alfie but Erling, who joined Bryne for their after-school programme, had something different. 'He was small then, but clever in finding ways to get in the right position to score goals,' Undheim said. His speed may have been down to genetics — Erling's mother was an athlete — but the mentality to hunt for goals had been moulded. 'He would remember runs that weren't good — that I have to start earlier, be one metre to the left, one meter below,' he said. 'Only special kids think like that when they are 9, 10, 11 years old.' This kid was special, but equally hardworking. Haaland would take notes during training, and often come in on weekends for solo sessions. The indoor arena that now houses his photo had turned home. 'He lived there,' said Undheim. 'Before training sessions, he would go alone for an hour. Sometimes, he got his friends and would shoot and dribble with them. He'd be here four hours on Saturday, and maybe Sunday. His mom would drop by with some food and water.' After playing for the club's age-group and second team, Haaland was bumped up to Bryne's first team at age 15. The teen was in the company of men, yet hardly intimidated. 'He was a player that you could say had a lot of respect, but also didn't really respect anyone,' said Sondre Norheim, Bryne FK's centre back who played with Haaland in the first team. 'When he was in the locker room with older players, he was respectful. But when he stepped on the field, even if someone was 15 years older, he would play how he wanted to and knew to play. Went in, tackled hard, wanted to go past them, wanted to score goals. No fear.' Haaland did not score a goal in his 16 appearances for Bryne, but the talent was on notice. Molde, then coached by Ole Gunnar Solskaer who knew Alfie, signed him at 16. And off went Haaland, growing at every step along the way from Molde to Salzburg to Dortmund to Manchester City where, in his debut season, he broke the record for most goals in a single season. 'The unreal ability to be at the right place and score goals, you can see he still has that. But now, he also has the power. Combining those two has put him in a place where he is unstoppable in front of the goal,' Norheim said. And unmissable each time he plays, at least in Bryne. Undheim, now the club's U-13 head coach, knows what every kid in his club has in mind. 'They are looking at him when City is playing. They are looking at him when the Norwegian team is playing. All of them have a national jersey, or a City jersey.' Haaland is the kids' icon. Haaland is the club's pride. Haaland is Bryne's miracle.
