According to news’s sources, Barcelona and the Norwegian Football Association (NFF) have worked together to arrange a private plane to transport Caroline Graham Hansen to the Ballon d’Or award ceremony on 28 October in Paris. After the distribution, just after midnight, the same plane takes her back to Oslo. Because the following day, 29 October, Norway’s national team plays a match against Albania. Both Graham Hansen and Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg have been nominated for the award as the season’s best player. The NFF does not want to confirm news’s information about private planes being hired. – It is an incredible feat of both of them to be among the finalists. We are in close dialogue with the organizers of the Ballon d’Or, regarding the players’ participation in the ceremony in Paris, and although we understand and appreciate the interest, we cannot confirm anything until all the plans are nailed down, says national team manager Gemma Grainger to news. NATIONAL TEAM STARS: Both Ada Hegerberg and Caroline Graham Hansen are nominated for the Ballon d’Or. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB In the middle of the national team break, news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp is, like many others, excited before the presentation of the prestigious award. For Norway, the award comes in the middle of two important EC qualifying matches against Albania. – That’s when the date is set. It may not suit everyone. There is a tight match schedule. I don’t think much about that. Now it falls into the women’s national team collection, but I think others have dropped things because of tight schedules. It is natural at this level, says Torp. There is still good reason to believe that the Ballon d’Or will be an upturn seen from Norwegian eyes. For Torp, it is very positive that a private plane is hired so that Graham Hansen can be present. – It is certainly a signal. I think she should be favorite to win the award. Her numbers are extreme with a Barcelona that wins everything, says the news expert. HERJET: Caroline Graham Hansen has played big for Barcelona for a long time. Photo: Joan Monfort / AP – Completely insane and ridiculous He still does not believe that other routines for Graham Hansen have anything to say for the Norwegian national team. – They spend funds on what is an important match, but which they should win comfortably. I would have been more worried in the next playoff or in the qualifying round where we meet a good team, says Torp. The dribbling winger thus had a brilliant season for Barcelona, with 21 goals and 19 assists in 25 league games. That is why she is among the odds favorites together with teammate in Barcelona Aitana Bonmatí. – She is also one of the favorites on the odds. It is perhaps Bonmati who can also win it, and it almost has to be a Barcelona player. I think one of the two, says Torp. LAST YEAR’S WINNER: Again, Aitana Bonmatí is considered one of the big favorites to walk away with the Ballon d’Or trophy. Photo: Michel Euler / AP Should Graham Hansen climb to the top, she will become Norway’s second Ballon d’Or winner in history. Hegerberg won the award in 2018, as the first woman ever. – It will be the same size. It puts Norway on the map – it’s completely insane and ridiculous. We have Haaland who is one of the names mentioned on the men’s side and Graham Hansen as the biggest favorite on the women’s side. It’s a bit of a reality. It would be enormous and fully deserved, says Torp. Last year, Erling Braut Haaland came second in the men’s ranking, only beaten by Lionel Messi. Omitted last year Last season many were very surprised by the nomination list on the women’s side. There was no Graham Hansen to be found there, despite the fact that she played havoc for Barcelona. – I am not the one who stands out the most when it comes to such awards. It’s going very well, said the Norwegian star at the time. – I am not the one who is in a way the most fond of the media or has built a profile to have a name that is noticed in that type of awards, she said further. Here it runs over for the Belgian cyclist 00:28 Here it almost goes horribly wrong for the national team runner 00:43 Attempting an incredible death record 00:48 Incredible performance: Scored from kick-off in two games in a row 01:03 Show more Published 20.10.2024 , at 21.25
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