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It’s been some years given that the development of Odegaard, Haaland and others prompted talk of a Norwegian football transformation. But with that talk currently coming to be reality, this month’s problem is a bit of a Norway special. We’ve had a look at the growing nationwide team and their Globe Mug ambitions, chatted to their next increasing star, and sent Josh Butler to among the nation’s fiercest derbies. The Norwegian champions, Bodo/Glimt, likewise make a look in our Champions League sneak peek, alongside the 35 other teams to have actually qualified for the organization stage of the 2025 – 26 competitors. Lastly, if you’ll forgive a little bit of self-indulgence, we have actually marked World Football’s 65 th wedding anniversary by diving right into the archives and picking out a few of our favorite front covers from down the years. Right here’s to the following 65
Jamie Evans, Managing Editor
Contents
THE GLOBE THIS MONTH
12 Henry Winter months England-Wales competition
14 Keir Radnedge Santiago Bernabeu’s heritage
16 Jonathan Wilson Under- 20 Globe Mug
17 On the radar U 20 World Mug Ones To View
18 Obituaries
20 In numbers
22 Moves you could have missed
23 Transfers Summer home window round-up
24 Headliners Libyan Premier League in Italy
EYEWITNESS
26 Germany Hamburg Derby
32 Spain Oviedo’s return
36 Norway Polar Circle Derby
FEATURES
40 International Focus Norway
48 Unique Feature Like papa, like kid
94 Reverse The Clock Globe Soccer’s 65 th wedding anniversary
INTERVIEWS
44 Spotlight Sverre Nypan
86 Face to Face David Luiz
88 In person Sarpreet Singh
115 My Largest Game Miodrag Belodedici
2025 – 26 UEFA COMPETITIONS
56 Champions Organization All 36 groups profiled
74 Europa League Tournament overview
76 Conference Organization Event overview
2026 WORLD MUG QUALIFYING
79 Africa
80 South America
82 Asia
83 CONCACAF
84 Europe
FEMALES’S FOOTBALL
92 European period preview
WORLD SOLUTION
102 United States Leagues Mug review
104 Africa Nations Championship review
106 Northern Marianas Proposal for FIFA membership
108 The Sweeper Tales from the 211