Soccer star Hegerberg’s season ended by serious knee injury

By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:27 AM CST Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 Last Modified: 11:32 AM CST Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020

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LYON, France - Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg’s season was ended by a serious right knee injury that needs surgery.

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LYON, France - Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg’s season was ended by a serious right knee injury that needs surgery.

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LYON, France – Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg’s season was ended by a serious right knee injury that needs surgery.

European champion Lyon said Tuesday that the Norwegian striker ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in a training session. An operation will be scheduled within days.

“This is a setback for me,” the 24-year-old Hegerberg wrote on her Twitter account, “but I’m going to work through this with all my heart and energy. The best is yet to come.”

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018 file photo, Olympique Lyonnais soccer player Ada Hegerberg celebrates with the Women's Ballon d'Or award during the Golden Ball award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. Hegerberg’s soccer season is over to have surgery on her injured right knee. European champion Lyon said Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 that the star striker ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in a training session. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Hegerberg’s goals have helped Lyon with four straight Women’s Champions League titles and five French league titles.

She won the inaugural women’s Ballon d’Or award in 2018 as the world’s best player. She was widely praised for refusing a request to dance provocatively on stage at the ceremony in Paris.

Hegerberg’s injury ruled her out Sunday’s 5-0 win over Reims. Lyon leads Paris Saint-Germain by three points at the top of the standings.

Hegerberg scored nine goals in four Champions League games this season, but will miss Lyon’s quarterfinal games against Bayern Munich on March 25 and April 1.