Benfica winger Schjelderup granted visa for World Cup despite suspended prison sentence

Andreas Schelderup and Eduardo Quaresma in action during Benfica's clash with Sporting CP
Andreas Schelderup and Eduardo Quaresma in action during Benfica's clash with Sporting CPCredit: ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Maciej Rogowski

Benfica winger Andreas Schjelderup has been successful in obtaining a visa for the United States despite being handed a 14-day suspended prison sentence for sharing an illegal video containing sexual content with minors. This means that he will be eligible to play for Norway in the World Cup.

Norwegian international winger Andreas Schjelderup has been granted a visa to the United States. The Norwegian Football Association (NFF) confirms this to Dagbladet.no.

In November last year, Schjelderup was sentenced to 14 days in prison in Denmark for sharing a video with sexual content of people under the age of 18.

In his statement to the court in Denmark, Schjelderup stated:

"I received the video on Snapchat as a bad joke. And then I forwarded it to a group of four friends, and continued this bad joke. I only saw it for a few seconds. I didn't see the whole video, but I get that there was something sexual, and that there were two young men."

Schjelderup, who has been in great form lately for Benfica and converted a penalty in the derby against Sporting CP, was handed a one-year probation period and will not serve any community service. 

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