Scotland boss defends ‘embarrassing’ Norway friendly cancellation on eve of World Cup

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSteve Clarke was been labelled "unprofessional" by Norway's Stale Solbakken (Andrew Milligan/AP)Scotland's head coach, Steve Clarke, has been labelled "unprofessional" by Norway's Stale Solbakken following the abrupt cancellation of a planned training-ground friendly. The fixture, scheduled for Monday, was called off by Scotland, citing injuries within their squad as the reason. Solbakken expressed dismay, stating it was unprofessional that Clarke did not contact him directly and questioned the legitimacy of the injury claims. Norway's team manager, Brede Hangeland, echoed the criticism, calling the cancellation "embarrassing" after months of organisation and "gentlemen's agreements". Clarke defended the decision, explaining it was a training game and they opted to cancel due to "one or two niggles" to avoid further risk to players. In fullScotland branded ‘unprofessional’ and ‘weak’ after cancelling training match with NorwayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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