The Norwegian superstar has not met the press since the 3-1 loss to Lyon in the Champions League final. Graham Hansen was devastated after the loss. The next day, the 27-year-old apologized to the supporters via Instagram. Over a week later, she also shared photos of a cut between her toes and a bloody shoe. The 27-year-old now says that she suffered the injury during the first round of the Champions League final. DIFFERENT COLORS: Caroline Graham Hansen’s shoes from the final. Photo: @ graham95 / Instagram Thought the toe broke – I got a stamping, and then I think I had maximum bad luck in that I did not get holes in shoes or socks, but a cut in the skin. I got a cut that was pretty deep. Then there were some stitches, but luckily I’m fine now, says Graham Hansen to news. She admits that the injury affected her during the match. – It happened in the first place, and it hurt. I thought I had broken my toe. You get influenced when such things happen. You are not 100 percent when you run around there with a deep cut in the foot. But there are such things that happen, and you just have to live with it during battle. With or without that cut, it was not our final anyway, says the 27-year-old. The national team star had to face both the semi-final and the final of the Spanish Cup at the end of the season. IMPACT: Caroline Graham Hansen posted this photo of the foot. Photo: @ graham95 / Instagram She describes it as a «forced holiday». At the same time, she has been given extra time to find profits and recharge for the national team gathering. – For me, it has in a way been positive even though it was awkward, says Graham Hansen. Important preparations Now she is ready for both training and matches before the European Championship finals. This week, Norway’s run-up to the European Championships starts, where Norway opens against Northern Ireland on 7 July. Next Saturday, New Zealand is waiting for Ullevaal. 12,000 tickets have already been sold here. The current record dates back to July 2000, when 15,762 spectators saw Norway beat the United States 2-1 at Ullevaal in the dress rehearsal for the Sydney Olympics. By the way, it was Olympic gold. Graham Hansen hopes for record numbers on Saturday. – It would be very, very fun. I was at Ullevaal when Norway played against Sweden. Hearing “Yes, we love” sung that way gives me goosebumps. When we were in Bergen and played for 11,000, it gave me an incredible feeling I have never had as a football player, says Graham Hansen. After the New Zealand match, Norway travels on to a training camp in Denmark. On 29 June, Denmark and Norway will meet for what will be the dress rehearsal for the European Championship opening against Northern Ireland.
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