- ABC News
- September 5, 2024
Norway's men's team received a visit from the country's anti-doping agency this week, but while this is a usual occurrence in football, what made this instance remarkable was the players they asked to test. The list of players required to provide a urine sample included Manchester City's Erling Haaland, but also Jorgen Juve and Einar Gundersen -- two of Norway's record goal scorers, but neither is alive. Juve died in 1983 and Gundersen died in 1962. "We had a visit from Anti-Doping Norway [on Tuesday]," Norway manager Stale Solbakken said on Wednesday. "The following players were selected for testing: Erling Braut Haaland, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Antonio Nusa, Oscar Bobb, Einar Gundersen and Jorgen Juve. "Then I start to wonder. These were the names that were read out, and it was serious. So we had to call Anti-Doping Norway and ask, 'Is there a hidden camera?' So Einar Gundersen and Jorgen Juve were summoned. It was a bit late. Negative...