Norway international Andreas Schjelderup has said he expects to be convicted for illegally sharing a video. In a statement on Instagram on Saturday, the 21-year-old Benfica winger revealed that he is likely to receive a suspended sentence “in the near future” for making “a stupid mistake” when he was 19 and playing for Danish Superliga side Nordsjaelland. His admission followed reports in the Danish media alleging that an unnamed footballer had been charged with an offence which concerns possession or sharing of sexual material which features people under the age of 18, and is due to appear in court for sentencing this month. Schjelderup, who has been included in the Norway squad for this week’s World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Italy, said he had co-operated with the Danish police investigation since being contacted earlier this year and is “ready to face the consequences”. He claimed he forwarded a “short video” to a friend “without thinking”, and had only watched the first few seconds and not what the footage “developed into”. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/67941…
