They just had to work hard for it. This name will appear beside any comments you post. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. So here it is. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. A dominant force that has long attracted many of the game's top players, Hegerberg's teammates include England's Lucy Bronze, France's Amandine Henry and Germany's Dzsenifer Marozsan to name but a few stalwarts of the women's game. Rehab is different. "She's taken a beating for us all at times, standing up for what she believes in, and we need that. (CNN)It doesn't take long to understand what type of person Ada Hegerberg is. Hegerberg: Rapinoe and USWNT are role models for women (2:11) "We need to have that in order to continue to win. "My philosophy is that when I get back I really want to be stronger than ever, and for that you need time and you need to know your body, your mind and know when the right time is to get back.". The Lyon forward has recovered from her knee-ligament injury but underwent surgery on Friday to correct a longstanding stress fracture in her tibia. Please subscribe to sign in to comment. You should receive instructions for resetting your password. Ada Hegerberg won the Ballon d'Or in 2018 Credit: AP Lyon star and 2018 Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg announced yesterday that she is the latest player to suffer an ACL knee injury… After taking the conscious decision to step away from the women's team in 2017 over the unfair treatment of her team compared to the men, Hegerberg has been buoyed by the US Women's National team, and particularly Megan Rapinoe, over their fight for equal pay. Hegerberg's ambition and expectation of the best extend outside the pitch too. I just finished the last episode and I didn't want it to end," Hegerberg says. “I’m in a period where you have a lot of feelings in certain moments.” She says it is crucial to contextualise those moments, to recognise them as “part of the process”, adding: “Sometimes you need to lower expectations and be a bit more gentle to yourself through those difficult periods in order to conquer them.”. She was recently able to join him in Poland after isolating in France -- although the return of Germany's Bundesliga meant a special occasion almost passed the pair by. An operating date will be confirmed in the coming days and her unavailability will be consistent with this type of injury. “It gave this click sound. YOU’LL SEE ME SOON!”. “Football is going to suffer from this, the bigger men’s clubs are going to suffer, everyone’s going to suffer and obviously women’s football is going to suffer. I invest everything into football every day in order to perform.". After months of rehab amidst a global pandemic, the 24-year-old says she's gained a new perspective. they will not know when Hegerberg will return until after her operation in the coming days. "Our recognition comes from the number of people who attend our games," Hegerberg explains. Ada Hegerberg: Why 'shaking things up' is more important than playing at Women's World Cup It's an attitude that's brought her a string of accolades in recent years. Hegerberg, 24, said:external-link "This is a setback for me, but I'm going to work through this with all my heart and my energy. The 2018 Ballon d'Or winner and 2019 BBC Women's Footballer of the Year has ruptured the ACL in her right knee, the French club confirmed on Tuesday. When the Norwegian was told she had ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament she was left “not knowing where to head” – but she knew her season was over. Her accolades include being the Women's Champions League all-time top scorer with 53 goals -- which would put her in the top eight of the men's competition record -- and winning the inaugural Ballon d'Or Feminin. One of the criticisms levelled at supporters of the women's game is that the economic disparities between it and the men's game mean that women shouldn't seek equality within the sport. Lyon striker Ada Hegerberg has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training and is set to miss at least the remainder of this season. I consider myself to be a very privileged woman and with a wider perspective it’s not the end of the world, but when you’re a footballer and an athlete at a high level it kind of feels like you’re at rock bottom.”. "Oh I'm so glad you asked me about The Last Dance! Their small bodies fall over the ball but they get up and go once more. Ada Hegerberg explains her admiration for the USWNT following their legal battles with US Soccer. Fact. The set up in Lyon is incomparable to most teams in Europe. "I'm so, so sorry, I really hate being late!" To see how far I can push it as a player at the highest level; that’s something that motivates me.”, As does watching a culture shift in Norway as young girls and boys there look to her in the way she looked at the ever-modest Ole Gunnar Solskjær when growing up. Deadly in front of goal -- she has scored over 300 career goals -- the Norwegian gives nothing less than 100% to the sport she loves. "What really got me was the episode where he talked about how much it takes to win and how much it took from him to be that winning character," she says of the ruthlessly competitive Jordan. File photograph: Getty Images, Ada Hegerberg felt something happen to her left knee while training, but she didn’t know what it was. That’s what I’ve tried to do, to stand up for what I believe is good for the women’s game. I think we need to stand up together and for each other and support each other. Since joining Lyon in 2014 she has racked up four consecutive Champions League titles alongside six consecutive Division 1 Feminine titles. "Giving young girls the same opportunity and now we're talking about giving women footballers a professional football life.". "I grew up in a football family," Hegerberg, who signed a lucrative, long-term sponsorship agreement with Nike on Monday, tells ESPN. "I think coming from an injury like this you learn a lot," she says. Ada Hegerberg is set to miss the rest of the season. In a situation you’ve found yourself in 10 times, 10,000 times before. With Hegerberg only contracted to Lyon until 2021, there is a buzz about where her future might lie. It was one of the main goals, to get people to games, to draw more attention to women's football week in, week out. And there's one in particular that has enthralled her -- The Last Dance, a 10-part docuseries which follows Michael Jordan's final, tumultuous season with the Chicago Bulls. Hegerberg continues to sacrifice her place on Norway's national team. Ada Hegerberg enjoys returning to Norway to train with her sister and father. "It is all about not losing position again. But being in a situation like this, it stops that good trend. YOU’LL SEE ME SOON! "We woke up and a family member told us and we were like, 'What?' I felt my body shaking. As for what player we can expect to see, even she isn't sure what is to come. The European champions said in a statement:external-link they will not know when Hegerberg will return until after her operation in the coming days. “But it’s just very important to keep women’s football in the discussions at all times. I kind of feel like it was the destiny, me playing football.". "It is all about giving the same opportunities from day one," she says. I think it is very important not to forget that we need those equal opportunities but we also need to perform to show that we have a quality product that people can't out see the need. While she has long-standing respect for that team, in particular Megan Rapinoe, removing herself from the national side has never just been about the pay. This is not the first time the Lyon forward has used her platform to push the game forward, and it won’t be the last. Ada Hegerberg is determined that the health crisis should not interrupt the fragile development of women’s football. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. It was a signal. In England, the remainder of the Women's Super League (WSL) and Championship seasons have been canceled because of the pandemic. The best is yet to come. However, the future is looking uncertain for women's football. I think it is very important to stay in the discussions with the women's football because I think it has been a very positive trend the last years and we need that to continue," she says. "That was a really good trend before this crisis. This is a setback for me,” Hegerberg said in a statement. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. "Obviously the hardest thing is to stay on top. When you have reset your password, you can, Please choose a screen name. she says. Ada Hegerberg is out for the long-term with a knee injury, Hegerberg vows to come back stronger after serious knee injury, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. A club statement read on Tuesday Olympique Lyonnais deplores the injury of Ada Hegerberg, victim of a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee, which occurred during training. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Attorneys for the players. I ruptured my ACL this weekend. Yet she is determined to help make sure that women’s football is a key part of discussions when it comes to the sport’s coronavirus recovery. 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You have come to the Philippines Edition, for other ESPN editions, click here. play. Stream on ESPN+ (U.S. only). Ada Hegerberg enjoys returning to Norway to train with her sister and father. We were more thinking about watching a game in the Bundesliga, so we had other things on our mind. The 2018 women’s Ballon d’Or winner is not used to being on the sidelines.
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