The rebellion caught up with
Sander Sagosen
at age 13.
His father
Erlend
, who was a goalkeeper for the Norwegian handball team, had set up a court in the basement for him, taught him to pitch, prepared him for excellence, but then he chose football.
He wanted to be
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
, to shine in the Premier, to win the Champions League at the Camp Nou.
Luckily, a year later, he forgot that idea and returned to his sport.
Today Sagosen is the best handball player in the world, the gale that has elevated Norway to the elite and the threat of Spain in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
"I changed because in football I could not be the best and why participate in a sport if you can not be better," he says attesting to his character.
A guy so competitive that he traded billionaire PSG to win the Champions League with Kiel a few weeks ago.
A guy so competitive that he turned the history of his country upside down.
Until him, Norway had a sixth place in the 1956 World Cup as the greatest milestone, usually they did not qualify for the tournament.
With him, he has reached the finals in the last two editions in addition to hanging the bronze in the European past.
History says that Spain has beaten Norway in the last 18 appointments, which they have not lost since 1997, but ... What good is the story with Sagosen?
The powerful center-back, the second highest scorer in this World Cup with 50 goals, will reveal the defense of Spain and his contribution will decide the match.
If he can play with wingers
Goran Johannessen
and
Harald Reinkind
, score or connect with pivot
Petter Overby
, Norway will have one foot in the semifinals, if they do not participate too much, the victory will be Spanish.
"In the last games we have been able to rotate and we arrived at the meeting against Norway with good feelings," says coach Jordi Ribera, who as always is not upset by anything.
The plan is going as it should, not a millimeter has moved.
The veterans of the national team, such as Raúl Entrerríos and
Joan Cañellas
, have played almost half of Sagosen himself so far this World Cup and with that break, anything is possible.
After two World Cups without fighting for the medals, this is the time.
Although the danger is called Sander.
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