Wild Tigers Unleashed: The Remarkable Rise of FC Nordsjaelland

The False Nine’s Danish correspondent Josh Dishman praises the recent achievements of FC Nordsjaelland, who are enjoying their adventures in the Champions League…

The story of FC Nordsjaelland is the stuff Hollywood scriptwriters would struggle to conjure up. Ten years on from gaining promotion to the Danish Superliga, after years of financial and political scandal, the small club from the sleepy North Zealand town of Farum in the suburbs of northern Copenhagen won its maiden league title. Continue reading

New Firm Derby Back to its Best

An electric atmosphere at Parken stadium is guaranteed this weekend

False Nine writer Oliver Swift previews the highlight of the Danish football calendar…
This weekend sees the glorious return of possibly the greatest rivalry in Scandinavia as FC Copenhagen ‘welcome’ Brøndby IF to their PARKEN home. It will be the first time in two years Brøndby fans are to fill their seat allocation after a number of incidents over the past 24 months. Continue reading