Euro 2025: Norway stars Hegerberg and Graham Hansen return for first quarterfinal in 12 years
Now 12 years on, Ada Hegerberg and Caroline Graham Hansen — a Ballon d'Or winner and a runner-up in the voting, respectively — are team leaders for Norway's first game in the knockout rounds since Euro 2013, against Italy on Wednesday.
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