- Ada Hegerberg was crowned the first female winner of the Ballon d'Or award
- Her stellar performance with French side, Lyon, and Norway saw her claim the inaugural award
- Martin Solveig asked her to dance on stage moments after receiving the award
French DJ Martin Solveig on Monday night, December 4, sparked social media outrage after asking Norway international Ada Hegerberg to dance on stage moments after being crowned winner of the female Ballon d'Or award.
Solveig invited Ada on stage in Paris to receive her Golden Ball before asking her to twerk.
Upon lifting the prestigious award, Ada, who plays for French side, Lyon, addressed the star-studded crowd, challenging young women to believe in themselves.
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"I want to ask every young woman to believe in themselves," she said.
According to a report by the Mirror UK, the Norway international was about to leave the stage after her address.
However, before she could do so, Solveig asked her whether she would like to twerk, to which she quickly declined.
Amid all these, the camera panned to Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe, who looked utterly shocked to the DJ's bizarre request.
Solveig's move further elicited reactions on social media, with fans hitting out at the strange request.
Here are some of the reactions:
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Solveig has since tendered his apology via Twitter saying: "Sincere apologies to the one I may have offended. My point was : I don’t 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."
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously had reported how Norwegian international Ada Hegerberg became the first winner of the Women's Ballon d'Or award.
The Lyon star emerged winner of the individual after beating other women including Pernille Harder (Denmark/Wolfsburg), Dzsenifer Maroszan (Germany/Lyon), Marta (Brazil/Orlando Pride) and Sam Kerr (Australia/Chicago Red Stars).
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