4 September 2024 at 19:12 Four Norwegian stars nominated for the Golden Ball Erling Braut Haaland is among the nominees for the prestigious Golden Ball award for the 2023/2024 season. The Norwegian bagged a goal for Manchester City and became top scorer in the Premier League. It is therefore France Football’s annual selection of the player of the year in the world, both on the men’s and women’s side. The same is Martin Ødegaard, who has led Arsenal in the title match against the aforementioned City. Caroline Graham Hansen has been nominated for the Golden Ball for the first time in her career on the women’s side. – Very nice to be nominated. It is a great honor! she writes in a text message to news. Graham Hansen has been central to Barcelona’s successful year, and was very good for the team that won the Champions League last season. The Norwegian attacking player attracted a lot of attention when she wreaked havoc with Real Madrid this spring. At the time, the message from news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp was clear: – She is the world’s best player at the moment, said the expert. There is also the Norwegian Lyon profile Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg. She has won the award once before, back in 2018. She is nominated for the fourth time. She was part of the team that won the French league last season. She finished on twelve goals in the series of 14 games. It is also the first time since 2003 that neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated for the award. This year’s ceremony will be held in Paris on 28 October. Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmatí won the award on the women’s side last year, while Messi topped the men’s award.
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