FIFA received no to meet Ødegaard – Aftenposten

NFF not shy in his Martin Ødegaard policy. It got FIFA notice when they would meet the Norwegian football favorite.

LILLESTRØM (Aftenposten): Martin Ødegaard (16) is still searing among the media and sponsors, if anyone was in doubt.

Therefore also suitable NFF that no Norwegian football favorite spend too much time and effort outside of sporting matters involving international duty for Norway.

Sa refuse controversial organization

All foreign media get no from NFF. That is, those who are accredited press zone after the match may be allowed to ask a few quick questions. But time alone with Ødegaard to create reports and interviewing Real Madrid player, will be rejected outright.

Aftenposten know that the International Football Federation (FIFA) recently wanted to come to Oslo and hit Ødegaard for making a report to FIFA TV. But not even the mighty football organization got an audience.

Got mediefri Wednesday

Ever since Ødegaard came with the national team last fall has NFF been keen to regulate the amount of time their child spends on the media.

Yesterday he got free when internationals met the press at the player hotel Lillestrom. This has been on all collections.

– Martin is available for media during much of the national collection, but getting by and freely because we want to optimize the game preparations, said A-national team media manager, Svein Graff NTB .

Japanese television and The Sun

Before EM-qualifying match against Malta on Malta last fall told Graff Aftenposten about what they had to say no to.

– When applies to foreign media in the national context, we said no. Some have come on our games and been granted a few questions in the press zone there. But when the English newspaper The Sun and a Japanese TV channel, or other exotic media, will do great things and with Martin, so they get no. Everyone realizes that. Apart from The Sun, said Graff Aftenposten then.

Football Association prioritizes the Norwegian media, while foreign media, football websites and other publications thus must depart.

Good relationship with Real Madrid

It is also in line with Real Madrid. According to Aftenposten is the climate of cooperation between the NFF and Ødegaard Spanish club well.

Real Madrid does not lie in how the press program is in the national team and show appreciation for the interest in Norway is large for 16-year-old.

Although the club is in no way engages remote from Madrid, they always get a summary of NFF for collections so that they know what Ødegaard has lined up and not.

Club Life at Real Madrid is quite different than the Ødegaard experienced Strømsgodset. In Madrid there namely hermetically sealed. As a rule, only the club’s own media department can access.

When Ødegaard meets the press on the national team is always with media manager Svein Graff at his side. After battle followed him also through the press zone, and “chased” further that he be alone the rest of the evening.

Norway meets Azerbaijan at Ullevaal tomorrow. Kick-Off in Euro qualifying match time is 20:45.

Published : 11.jun. 2015 11:46