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Norway’s Andreas Schjelderup Receives Suspended 14-Day Sentence in Danish Case Over Sexual Video

Norway’s federation says it will not add disciplinary measures, leaving selection decisions to coaches.

Overview

  • A Copenhagen court convicted the 21-year-old Benfica winger of distributing a 27-second clip that included minors, which he forwarded on Snapchat to four friends about two years ago while at FC Nordsjaelland.
  • The judge described the ruling as a “yellow card” and imposed 14 days in jail suspended for one year after prosecutors sought 20 days.
  • Schjelderup admitted the offense and apologized on Instagram, calling it a stupid mistake.
  • The Norwegian Football Association does not plan further sanctions, so there is no immediate ban beyond the court’s sentence.
  • Benfica president Rui Costa has pledged club support, and under José Mourinho the player has alternated between starting and bench roles this season.