Schjelderup Admits too Sharing Inappropriateโ Video – โขWill He Beโฃ Removed From National Team?
Norwegianโ footballer Andreas Schjelderup,21,is facing scrutinyโฃ and debate over his future with theโข national team after admitting to sharing a video depictingโ sexual acts involving minors. The โคincident has sparked a national โขconversation in Norway ahead of crucialโ World Cup qualifyingโ matches.
Schjelderup is currently under inquiry in Denmark regarding the distribution of the video. He โstated via Instagramโ over the weekend that the incident occurred two years ago, when he forwarded โthe video to a friend “without thinking about it.”โ He described it as “a stupid and one-time mistake that I deeplyโ regret.”
The case is scheduled to be heard in Copenhagen in November, with Schjelderup anticipating a probationary sentence. Heโข currently playsโ for Benfica in Lisbon.
The timing of this revelation is particularly sensitive, asโ Norway is preparingโ for vital World Cup qualifiers against Estonia on Thursday and Italy โon Sunday.Norway currentlyโฃ leads Group I,โค holding aโ three-point advantage โคover Italy.โ A group win guarantees direct qualification for the world Cup,โ while second place would necessitate a playoff berth.
Schjelderup reportedlyโค wished for theโ news โฃtoโค remain privateโ until after the international matches. However, โฃthe issue has โalready โฃignited important discussion in norway, with some callingโค for hisโ exclusion from the upcoming games to avoid โขdistracting the โขteam. โ
Kristoffer โขLรธkberg, a former footballer and TV expert, told the newspaper โค Verdens Gang:โฃ “This matter will shape the first days of readiness, that’s one hundred percent certain.”
Mina Finstad Berg, โคa sports commentator for TV2, expressed concern over the excessive attentionโฃ the case is โreceiving. A journalist โคfrom NRK even advocated for Schjelderup’s temporary removalโ fromโ the national team, stating, “He shouldn’t be there. Because such actions doโค not belong to our best men.”
Despite acknowledging Schjelderup’s actions as “incredibly stupid,”โ national coach โขStรฅle Solbakken has expressed confidence in โthe player’s remorse andโ future โconduct. “I am firmly convinced that he has learned from it and will never do anything like โฃthat again,” Solbakken said.
Solbakken โฃhas confirmed โthatโ Schjelderup will remain with the team, stating, “It’s hard for Andreas, so we have to take good care of him when he comes to training on Monday.”
