Sports

Brann extinguishes the Toppserien competition

Published December 6, 2022 · Updated November 29, 2022

Two-time winners in post-season playoffs MICHAEL KLEINER Business & Sports Editor The Norwegian American For the first time, the Toppserien women’s soccer league decided to try a post-season playoff. The pandemic delayed the initial debut from 2021. The top four teams played for the championship with each team playing each other twice, home and away. The six other teams plus two teams from the 1st Division played a relegation tournament. The playoff idea is already drawing complaints as making it meaningless. It all worked out for Brann. After a 14-win-3 draws-1 loss, 45-point regular season, Brann added four more wins

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Michael Kleiner

Michael Kleiner, business and sports editor, has more than three decades of experience as an award-winning journalist and public relations professional. He has operated his own PR and web design business for small businesses, authors and community organizations in Philadelphia since 1999. Not of Norwegian descent, he lived in Norway for a year with his family at age 11 and has returned as an adult. He is the author of a memoir, Beyond the Cold: An American’s Warm Portrait of Norway, and a member of the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce Philadelphia. Visit Kleinerprweb.com; beyondthecold.com.