Frustrated Riise new blowout: – I have a hard time – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): John Arne Riise (35) does not deny that he will quit football career in Norway. He has never played in the Premier League. But eight days before the football rolls again, he clubless.

– I have a hard day. Thinking unimaginably much. All day yesterday to think. Trying to please all parties, but it going? Do not know. Do not think so, writes Riise on his blog. The post is titled “What do I do?”

In short, left-back with past Liverpool and Roma this issue: Riise’s ambassador for gaming company Betsson. This can not combine with football in Norway, where the clubs’ loyalty to Norwegian Tipping is abysmal. Should Riise playing football in Norway, he must terminate the agreement with Betsson.

– Just finishing Betsson, so all goes well, say many. No, it’s not only that. I have a contract, writes Riise, who said that he pursuits with many plans – as lectures, job for Liverpool and poker.

– I get so tired of it all. Constant headache of thinking different scenario, he declares.

Behind the scenes

blowout comes after a period in which he has worked behind the scenes. He has talked with both NFF and Norwegian Tipping. Tried to get to a solution. But should we interpret all signals have not Riise no choice: He must terminate the agreement with Betsson if he will play football in Norway.

– Is it so that we do not come to an arrangement, I respect it a hundred percent. What happens then? Then it is not so much to discuss, write Riise, who says he will implement other plans.

He has 110 caps for Norway. There is a record that will stand long. When the agreement with Betsson was signed, he was out of date for more games with the flag on the chest.

40 years

Previously Riise said he will play football until he is 40 years. If so, he will become part of an exclusive group of top athletes. In ski jumping allows the world is impressed by Noriaki Kasai, who at the age of 43 years puts young alecks in place.

Frode Johnsen retired at the age of 41 years. Recently said Daniel Berg Hestad – 40 years – thanks for taking in Molde. In Holmenkollen Ole Einar Bjørndalen – 42 years – still in position to win a medal.

Sports crowd is spellbound. And it was this layer Riise had anticipated – to challenge the laws of physics. 35-year-old comes with its blowout before he will do a job for Liverpool in Singapore.

– You can not always get it the way you want, he writes.

Riise has been linked to several clubs, including Aalesund where little brother Bjørn Helge’s captain. In the long term he suggests a job as a football coach.