The Dóttir Diary

The Norway defender’s column returns for 2026 with news of a move home. She finished her four-month Brann spell by winning the Toppserien, a first league title, then decided that a summer in Marseille had quietly changed something and she wanted to return to Klepp, the club where she started, newly promoted and coached by her sister’s partner. She is candid that this probably ends her Norway career on 71 caps, five short of her personal target, and frames the drop in level as a change of role rather than ambition, helping players aged 15 to 24. She also describes her longest Christmas break in nine years, including Fran Kirby’s annual party with former Chelsea teammates.