Norwegian football league postpones fixtures after attacks

This weekend’s fixtures in the Norwegian Tippeligaen have been postponed following yesterday’s attacks in the country.

This weekend’s fixtures in the Norwegian Tippeligaen have been postponed following yesterday’s attacks in the country.

Matches in the first and second division have also been called off after a bombing in Oslo and mass shootings at a youth camp on an island near the capital, where scores of people were gunned down.

A statement from the Norwegian Football Federation said: “Out of respect for all of those affected by the catastrophe, the NFF have decided to postpone all scheduled matches.”

Over 90 people are confirmed to have died in the attacks.

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