The Sogndal Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Preben Asp breaks a bone — 43 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 43 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A brace, and Onni Helén takes the afternoon — 7.96
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Onni Helén provided it, and the 7.96 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sandefjord join the queue for Vegard Hagen
Add another name to the list: Sandefjord have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Vegard Hagen. The answer from Sogndal has not changed — yet.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Even Hovland signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Even Hovland and Sogndal agree another 2 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Sogndal
Even Hovland and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
Onni Helén sends Sogndal past Ranheim
It finished 3‑1, and it was Onni Helén’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Sogndal.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Viking tell Sogndal: Herman Haugen is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ole Svensson steps up from the Sogndal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ole Svensson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lars Lien steps up from the Sogndal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lars Lien has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Erling Bjorkan joins the Sogndal first team
- Player ratings A masterclass from Oliver Hintsa
- Squad Emmanuel Mensah wants to go home