Norway footballer sacked, 10 warned after stadium party

Norwegian first division football club Brann SK said on Friday it had fired one player and issued written warnings to 10 others following a late-night sex party they organised at the club’s stadium.

Another player has quit following the Aug 10 incident, which has caused an uproar in Norway and provoked booing from fans during a recent home game.

According to various media reports, the 12 players went out for dinner before going to a nightclub and then on to the stadium, where they were accompanied by seven women.

Security cameras reportedly captured the players having sex on the field and in the changing room.

“The club has worked intensively to get to the bottom of the very serious breaches of trust from 12 of our players,” Brann said, adding there were “many rumours and speculation” circulating.

The investigation showed “breach of guidelines, general norms, corona restriction rules and reasonable expectations of our employees,” it said.

“We have therefore decided to dismiss one of our players and given 10 other players serious written warnings,” general manager Vibeke Johannesen.

Kristoffer Barmen, 28, who has played for the club since he was 10, was fired because of his “key role” in the night’s events, the team said.

The player who quit was keeper Mikkel Andersen, whom Brann said was returning to Denmark after he and his family received threats at their home over the incident.

The other players involved have not come forward and have not been identified.

Brann are bottom of the Norwegian Elite Division with 10 points after winning just two of their first 15 league games, but they are unbeaten in their last five games in all competitions.