The Lyon star became the first woman to win the award, but the night was dampened by accusations of 'sexual harassment' against the DJ
Monday was a historic day for women's football as Ada Hegerberg became the first woman to be awarded a Ballon d’Or , but the evening was dampened by an inappropriate comment from presenter Martin Solveig.
Hegerberg, who plays for Olympique Lyonnais in France, was asked to twerk by the famous DJ just moments after being recognized for the inaugural award.
The Norwegian star shut down Solveig with a swift "no" before immediately exiting the stage.
Moments later, Solveig took to Twitter to apologize, adding that the situation was a misunderstanding.
"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," Solveig wrote on Twitter.
He later followed up up by tweeting: "I explained to Ada Hegerberg the buzz and she told me she understood it was a joke. Nevertheless my apologies to anyone who may have been offended. Most importantly congratulations to Ada."
Hegerberg herself spoke after the incident, saying: "He came to me afterwards and was really sad that it went that way. I didn't really consider it a sexual harassment or anything in the moment. I was just happy to do the dance and win the Ballon d'Or to be honest."
The 23-year-old beat the likes of Denmark' Pernille Harder, Lyon team-mate Dzsenifer Marozsan, Brazilian forward Marta and Australia's Sam Kerr to claim title on Monday.

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