Norway boss brands Scotland's Clarke 'unprofessional'
Summary
Norway’s football coach, Stale Solbakken, called Scotland’s coach, Steve Clarke, “unprofessional” after Scotland canceled a friendly training match between the two teams before the World Cup. Scotland said the game was canceled due to minor injuries, but Norway was upset because the cancellation came late and without direct communication.Key Facts
- Scotland and Norway were to play a friendly training match as part of their World Cup preparations.
- The game was canceled by Scotland because of some minor injuries (“niggles”) in their squad.
- Norway’s coach Stale Solbakken criticized the cancellation as “unprofessional” and was upset Scotland did not call him directly.
- Norway’s team manager said they planned their World Cup preparations around this game for many months.
- Scotland played a final public practice match against Bolivia, winning 4-0, before canceling the Norway friendly.
- The two teams are preparing for different World Cup group matches starting within days of each other in June 2024.
- Norway needed to adjust their plans after the cancellation but said they would move on and focus on the tournament.
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