Ada Hegerberg asked to twerk on stage after winning first ever Womens Ballon dOr award
Ada Hegerberg put French musician Martin Solveig firmly in his place in a cringe-inducing moment after winning the inaugural Womens Ballon dOr award.
The Lyon and Norway striker had a remarkable 12 months for club and country and was rewarded at Monday evenings ceremony in Paris, where Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric also lifted the mens prize.
Hegerberg scored in this years Champions League final against Wolfsburg and was one of eight Lyon players named among the nominees.
French DJ Martin Solveig – Nope, us neither – almost ruined Hegerbergs night with an inexplicably sexist remark shortly after the forward collected her award.
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Solveig stunned viewers by asking a visibly embarrassed Hegerberg if she fancied twerking in celebration.
Thankfully, Hegerberg shut him down in style with a blunt response.
Seriously, WTF…
Ada Hegerberg was seriously asked to twerk after winning the Women's Ballon d'Or
Her reaction… pic.twitter.com/XJUeqUZcPd
— Metro Sport (@Metro_Sport) December 3, 2018
In response to the backlash, Solveig issued an apology insisting that he has always had the utmost respect for women.
Sincere apologies to anyone I may have offended. My point was I dont invite women to twerk but dance on a Sinatra song, said in a video on Twitter.
Watch the full sequence people who have followed me for 20 years know how respectful I am especially with women.
Sincere apologies to the one I may have offended. My point was : I dont invite women to twerk but dance on a Sinatra song. Watch the full sequence People who have followed me for 20 years know how respectful I am especially with women pic.twitter.com/pnZX8qvl4R
— Martin Solveig (@martinsolveig) December 3, 2018
Hegerberg beat Denmark striker Pernille Harder and Germany midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan to the prize who finished second and third respectively.
Lucy Bronze was the highest-placed England player and finished sixth in the ranking.
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I want to say thanks to my team-mates because this would not have been possible without them, my coach or our president Jean-Michel Aulas, Hegerberg said after lifting the award.
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I also want to thank France Football. This is a huge step for womens football.
MORE: Luka Modric wins 2018 Ballon dOr to end Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi dominance
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