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SOCCER: Hegerberg suffered break-in before women's Champions League final, says agent

Ada Hegerberg reportedly dealt with a burglary at her home the night before Lyon’s Women’s Champions League final against Barcelona in Oslo. The incident forced the Norwegian striker to spend hours handling the situation ahead of the match.

Philip O'Connor/Reuters

May 24, 2026

SOCCER: Hegerberg suffered break-in before women's Champions League final, says agent

Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Champions League - Final - FC Barcelona v OL Lyonnes - Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway - May 23, 2026 OL Lyonnes' Ada Hegerberg looks dejected after the match

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OL Lyonnes striker Ada Hegerberg's home was broken into the day before her side faced Barcelona in the women's Champions League final in Oslo which the Spaniards won 4-0, according to a report from Norway's TV2.


The Norwegian forward, who is the competition's all-time top scorer with 69 goals and a six-time winner of the trophy with Lyon, started Saturday's game but was substituted in the second half.


"Unfortunately, Ada experienced a break-in at her home on Friday night and had to deal with it well into the night. This is not how you want to spend the night before a Champions League final," a representative for her agents A&V Sports told TV2.


"Ultimately, we will never know what impact this had on her, but such is life."


While break-ins have occurred at the homes of high-profile male players in the past, Hegerberg's representative said it was the first case they had heard of where a female player's home was targeted.


-Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne/Reuters

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