The Bryne Girls Are Taking Part in the Norway Cup for the First Time

The Bryne girls are taking part in the Norway Cup for the first time. The club uniform attracts a lot of attention, and it hides a special detail. The Bryne girls notice the great interest in the club during the Norway Cup.

For the first time, Bryne's J14 team is in place at Ekebergsletta to participate in the Norway Cup. They are surrounded by players from all over the world, but more quickly notice the team from Jæren. - There is preferably a little more flare-up.

When we get here, they shout. So we notice it a little, says Bryne coach Jørn Seldal. He believes that the interest is primarily about what Bryne has become known for in recent years.

They associate Bryne with Erling, to a large extent. ardly walk past someone who doesn't say Haaland, says the 14-year-old. She often experiences people asking if anyone on the team is related to Erling Haaland.

They usually ask if one of us is Haaland's sister, and then they actually move on. I don't usually answer or look at them, just so that it doesn't become a big deal. Sofie Emilie Haaland, has high expectations for the Norway Cup, and notices that playing for Bryne gives an extra attention.

Her teammates feel the interest around the team. - As soon as we entered the hotel, the first thing we heard was some boys shouting "Haaland!", says Lerke Seldal. She says that they have become used to the attention.

Teammate Rikke Midttun has also noticed that Bryne is closely linked to the national team star. - Everyone recognizes our club because we are from Bryne. They ask if we know Haaland and stuff like that.

The very dress the girls are wearing this year also hides a special detail that perhaps not everyone notices at first glance. In the middle of the stomach, they have printed a graphic image of Haaland's face - the same motif that can be found on the well-known graffiti wall at home in Bryne. - We think it's very cool.

On the kit we have now, we have a picture of Haaland on the kit, on the stomach, says Mariell Salte Jørgensen. Mariell Salte Jørgensen (left) and Rikke Midttun (right). Bryne coach Seldal sees that the club uniform is attracting a lot of attention at Ekebergsletta, but thinks the attention gives the girls something extra to be proud of.

I think there is a sense of pride in putting on a Bryne kit and thinking that he comes from the club, he comes from our area. I think that is a point of pride for the players in the club. At Bryne, there is great excitement for the football environment and the players who have gone from Jæren to the top.

For Sofie Emilie, Erling is primarily her big brother, but also a great role model. - Yes, of course. He is my older brother, and I look up to him a lot, she says.

He is a great inspiration for all young footballers. In any case, at Bryne it is a very big thing to be from there, adds Lerke Seldal. Sofie Emilie Haaland (left) and Lerke Seldal (right).

She followed her older brother during Norway's WC adventure, and thinks it was special to see him on the biggest stage. - It has been sick. Cool and historic.

It has been a lot of fun. Storebror even scored seven goals in the tournament and was decisive in every victory for the Norwegian team. It stopped in the World Cup quarter-finals when England became too strong.

For Bryne, Haaland's success has also left its mark internally at the club, says coach Jørn Seldal. - It is clear that it is motivation for everyone at Jæren to see that it is possible to become the world's best striker, regardless of where you come from. On the team, there are also several with strong football ties in the family. Celine Anfinnsen Hansen is the niece of national team player Tuva Hansen is a Norwegian soccer player who plays as a defender for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team "data-term="Tuva Hansen Tuva Hansen, and say that the interest in soccer has been passed down.