Riise ready to return for Norway?

John Arne Riise is confident that he will be fit enough to return to action for Norway in their crucial Euro 2012 qualifier against Denmark on Tuesday night, only twelve days after suffering what Martin Jol described as a ‘serious’ knee injury. The Fulham...

Riise ‘out for some time,’ says Jol

Fulham manager Martin Jol  has said that John Arne Riise could be out of action for ‘some time’ after limping off during the Europa League tie in Dnipro tonight. Riise fell awkwardly during the first half of Fulham’s 1-0 defeat in Ukraine and had to...

Riise ‘buzzing’ at Premier League return

John Arne Riise has only needed a few weeks with Fulham to be convinced that he made the right decision in leaving AS Roma this summer. The Norwegian left back has made an impressive start to his Fulham career – even if he might have crowned his league debut...

Riise ready for Dnipro test

John Arne Riise is ready for the next instalment of Fulham’s European adventure but insists his team-mates won’t be taking the challenge of Dnipro lightly when the Ukrainian side visit Craven Cottage on Thursday. The Norwegian international almost had a...

Riise focuses on the positives

John Arne Riise was pleased with his Premier League debut for Fulham – if not the result – describing their performance during the draw with Aston Villa as ‘positive’. The Whites opened their league campaign with a goalless draw against Alex...