The nightmare that Hedvig Lindahl is living: “I don’t know why they do this”

Hedvig Lindahl, Known in the Spanish League for being the goalkeeper of Atlético de Madrid and one of the most successful players in her native Sweden, she is a true icon of women’s football. The 40-year-old player, who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF of Swedish First Division, He has played in five World Cups, four European Championships and has been a five-time Olympian, with notable achievements. He just made headlines for turning down a lucrative offer from the Saudi Arabian national team as a goalkeeping coach, because he believes the country does not respect human rights, which earned him the recognition of all his follower

however, Lindahl It’s also in the news for a very unpleasant topic. And it spread on social networks that the goalkeeper died, information that he had to deny and that affected him a lot.

Misinformation about the former goalkeeper of the national team has spread in several groups on Twitter and Facebook. It all started in November, when the first of several false obituaries made on various profiles appeared. The player filed a police report, so far with no results. Apparently, Lindal He was shocked when he saw the obituary.

“I had an unpleasant knot in my stomach. I had to endure a lot of ridicule, hatred and similar things throughout my life, including two death threats,” recalled the former soccer player. “But there is nothing better than this,” he added. Lindahl had to immediately inform his loved ones and friends to deny this information which, despite everything, was spreading through the networks like wildfire.

“I don’t know why it keeps spreading, if there are some profiles or what their reasons are, but I have to inform the family and others, people close to me. In any case, it’s a close friend who saw it and “They contacted me to let me know. I don’t understand what the problem is or why they are doing this,” the player asked.

Your case is not the only one. Just two years ago, the icon of the women’s national team Hanna Ljungberg He was also declared dead on Facebook. “This happened exactly when my youngest daughter was born. It was very unpleasant. The article appeared on Facebook and was then shared 75,000 times. I don’t know where the rumor came from or who wrote it,” he says. Ljungberg to Expressen.

Then Malin Mostrom, his great friend from Umeå IK and the national team, read it: “He called me immediately. I was lucky to have the phone nearby and answered it,” he remembers.