PIO Harmeet Singh joins Feyenoord Rotterdam

Norwegian 'Player of Indian origin' Harmeet Singh has signed with Dutch side Feyenoord Rotterdam for an undisclosed transfer fee of around 400,000 Euros from Norwegian side Vålerenga Oslo. Harmeet has signed a two year contract with the option of a further two years.

"It feels very good to be a Feyenoord player, I needed this step in my career," said Singh, who joins the 2011/12 Eredivisie runners-up as they prepare for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. "Feyenoord is a big club where good players like Dirk Kuyt, Robin van Persie and Roy Makaay have played. I hope to help Feyenoord have just as a good year as the last one. I look forward to playing in the Champions League, which will be a new experience for me."

Midfielder Harmeet Singh was born on November 12, 1990 in the Norwegian capital Oslo and after starting his career in the Oslo Youth Multi Sports Club Furuset IF he joined Vålerenga's Youth team.

Besides playing for Vålerenga's youth teams and then making it as a professional Harmeet has been a regular in the Norwegian youth teams from Under-15 over U-16, U17, U-18, U-19 until U-21s. Harmeet had made his full international debut for Norway earlier this year and is seen as a bright prospect, who had been linked with transfers to other clubs in the Netherlands, Germany, etc over the summer.

VIDEO; Fair Play gone wrong, Goal of the Year!

The match between Brann Bergen und Lillestrøm SK in the Norwegian league was halted as a Lillestrøm player went down injured and the hosts kicked the ball out of play. Etiquette dictates that Brann return the ball back to Lillestrøm once play is resumed, and Erik Mjelde tried to do that. But he amazingly failed, then his lob goalwards bounced over keeper Stefan Magnusson and into the net for a freak 60-yard goal. The result now stood at 2-4.

What is not on the video is that Brann Bergen allow Lillestrøm free passage to a goal to make amends for the freak goal for the result to read 3-4 and this is how it ended.

PIO Harmeet Singh to join Hannover 96?

21 year old Norwegian international of Indian origin Harmeet Singh is a summer transfer target for German Bundesliga side Hannover 96, who are scouting the Norwegian market after the successful signings of Didi Ya Konan und Mohammed Abdellaoue over the last couple of seasons. Harmeet besides his Vålerenga Oslo club mate Mohammed Fellah are being looked at by the North German club.

Midfielder Harmeet Singh was born on November 12, 1990 in the Norwegian capital Oslo and after starting his career in the Oslo Youth Multi Sports Club Furuset IF he joined Vålerenga's Youth team.

Besides playing for Vålerenga's youth teams and then making it as a professional Harmeet has been a regular in the Norwegian youth teams from Under-15 over U-16, U17, U-18, U-19 until U-21s. Only in January 2012 he made his full international debut for Norway when he came on as a substitute against Denmark.

If Harmeet signs for Hannover 96 he would become the first Player of Indian Origin to play in the German Bundesliga, the second person of Indian origin to be active in the Bundesliga following coach Robin Dutt.


Here a video of Harmeet Singh in action

VIDEO: The Future of Football???

Norwegian scientists have been working on creating a security cover (shield) for footballers, which could avoid injuries in the future. The outcome doesn't look so realistic to me, but still the test run is fun to watch and maybe something Lionel Messi would like to wear and avoid the rough tackles...


Here excerpts from a Norwegian TV show trying out the suits

Solskjaer wins Molde FK first Norwegian title

Former Norwegian international striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows since his Manchester United days how to win titles. Yesterday Solskjaer added the Norwegian league title to his name, but this time as head coach as he did with Molde what he couldn't as a player. His side Molde FK drew 2-2 Strömsgodset IF on Saturday, but the title was theirs on Sunday evening as closest rivals Rosenborg Trondheim suffered a 3-6 home defeat against Brann Bergen.

In their centenary year the 1911 founded Molde FK won their first-ever Norwegian Tippeligaen title with two rounds to play as the team is on 55 points with closest challengers Tromsö IL eight points adrift ahead of Rosenborg Trondheim and Brann Bergen.

Last season German Uwe Rösler saved the club from relegation before 38 year old Solskjaer made the move from coaching the Reserves at Manchester United to coach the first team at Molde, who no one really would have considered as title contenders at the start of the campaign. But Solskjaer showed his knowledge and skills as manager which will not have gone unnoticed in English football.

Some see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as a potential heir to Sir Alex Ferguson once he retires and such an impressive title will surely make former fan favourite Solskjaer a candidate once that happens.