Toppserien is the top-flight football league in Norway, featuring the following teams in 2011: Røa, Stabæk, Arna-Bjørnar,
Lillestrøm, Trondheims-Ørn, Kolbotn, Amazon Grimstad FK, Sandviken, Medkila, and Linderud-Grei.
July 21, 2011
Katie Bethke signs with Arna-Bjørnar
Katie Bethke, who was a member of the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) earlier this season, has signed with Arna-Bjørnar. The forward/midfielder has also played with the Ottawa Fury and the Boston Renegades of the USL W-League. The U.S. U-23 international recently helped the U-23s win the 2011Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain. A four-year starter at the University of Minnesota, Bethke scored 26 goals and added 32 assists for the Gophers. Currently, Arna-Bjørnar is in third place in Toppserien with five wins, three losses, and one draw, four points behind second-place Stabæk and eight back of first-place Røa. Arna-Bjørnar plays Medkila on Tuesday, July 26, when Toppserien begins its second half of the 2011 season.
Katie Bethke signs with Arna-Bjørnar
Katie Bethke, who was a member of the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) earlier this season, has signed with Arna-Bjørnar. The forward/midfielder has also played with the Ottawa Fury and the Boston Renegades of the USL W-League. The U.S. U-23 international recently helped the U-23s win the 2011Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain. A four-year starter at the University of Minnesota, Bethke scored 26 goals and added 32 assists for the Gophers. Currently, Arna-Bjørnar is in third place in Toppserien with five wins, three losses, and one draw, four points behind second-place Stabæk and eight back of first-place Røa. Arna-Bjørnar plays Medkila on Tuesday, July 26, when Toppserien begins its second half of the 2011 season.
