Lise Klaveness
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Lise Klaveness
Country
Norway
Birth - Death
1981 -
Occupation
Sports, Law
Description
President of the Norwegian Football Federation since 2022. Serves on the management committee of NISO, the union for sports people in Norway. Serving as a deputy judge in the Oslo court. Former football/soccer player between 2002 and 2011, most recently with Stabaek (2009-2011) and Asker (2008). Former member of the Norwegian National Team (2002-2011). Attention raised when she called out FIFA for not doing enough to promote human rights in Quatar when the nation hosted the world championships (2022).
See Also
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Further Reading/Research
- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/01/lise-klaveness-the-norwegian-who-rocked-fifa-its-our-job-to-push-further
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/03/31/norway-fifa-qatar-world-cup-criticism/
- https://www.outsports.com/2022/4/20/23032901/lise-klaveness-world-cup-qatar-gay-lgbtq-norway-fifa-football-soccer
