In addition to playing in a charity match with his girlfriend and members of the Norwegian Royal Family, Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has been on international duty with Norway since the end of the season.
Odegaard participated in an annual charity game at the Skaugum estate just one day after leading his nation to a 3-1 victory over Cyprus. Odegaard also played the entire 90 minutes in Norway’s Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Scotland and Cyprus.
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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, live at the estate. Odegaard was part of their staff, as was his lover, professional dancer Helene Spilling.
In addition to former Middlesbrough and Sheffield United attacker Jan Age Fjortoft, they were joined by Norway women’s players Maren Mjelde and Guro Bergsvand, who play for Chelsea and Brighton in the Women’s Super League, respectively.
Ultimately, the disabilities football squad Bon Unified defeated Odegaard’s team 7–6. He remarked following the game, “We gave everything, but they made it difficult for us,” “We’ve been here previously, which is a really pleasant thing. Everyone can play football.
“I enjoyed spending time with everyone here. It was enjoyable. It was enjoyable since they delivered, had some objectives, and made valuable contributions. He also stated, in response to a question concerning his partner’s performance, “She can work a bit with throw-ins, but beyond that there was a lot of will and she gave everything she could.”
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Meanwhile, Spilling made a joke about how Odegaard is “actually quite good on the dance floor” but she is “so bad” at football. Our objective was for him to dribble all together, but it doesn’t work when the girlfriend, which is me, is so awful, she added.
We’ve attempted to dance a little, and he’s really rather good at it! I believe that his performance on the dance floor has impressed me more than my own performance today. And following the game, Fjortoft was gushing over the Bon squad on social media.
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“Bøn FK was a great team today,” he wrote under his tweet. “It feels great to be able to introduce the large football to the family! They have only lost two games this season and train once a week. Today, their player Lars scored four goals.
After acknowledging earlier this month that losing to Manchester City for the title “still stings,” Odegaard hopes to lead another Arsenal Premier League title challenge the following season. It still hurts, so I’ve tried to avoid seeing a lot of that stuff there,” he said. I make an effort not to give it much thought. I still have a bad sensation even if we had a great season for a long period.