Ingvild Isaksen has had to look in the eyes that dream of playing for Norway in this summer’s soccer world cup do not go in the fulfillment. She looks forced to put up.

It says the 29-year-old to NRK in an interview where she did not manage to hold back the tears. After a four-year skademareritt with five operations says the knee stop.

– I have been told to put shoes on the shelf. There is too much wear and tear in the knee, so that I will have a knee that works in the future, should I stop playing soccer, ” says Isaksen.

– It has been pretty tough for a long time. I’m a little relieved to get the message, but at the same time, it is very hurt to think that I’m done.

Isaksen was a key player in the midfield when Norway in 2013 took to the european CHAMPIONSHIP final and gave Germany the grueling battle for the gold. She was matchvinner when the germans were defeated in the group stage and suffered its first loss in a european CHAMPIONSHIP playoff in 20 years.

Ingvild Isaksen has EM been a pure nightmare

In 2014, destroyed the she korsbåndet in a mesterligakamp for the Town, and the injury cost her including the world cup playoffs in Canada year after. First, after 20 months, three surgeries and grueling work, she was back on the field.

– It was extremely tough, but all the more proud was I when I made a comeback. That, I believe, actually is one of my greatest experiences, ” she says to NRK.

Well back on the path she was not clever enough to listen to my body. The demand led to the problems with the heel, and it spolerte the european championships in 2017 for her. She was in the squad, but after a runs at a little over half an hour in the first game, she came not on the field again.

She hoped to be ready for this summer’s world cup play-off in France, but this did not. On Instagram she writes about how it feels.

– I am disappointed that the body will not more, and sorry that I must end in this way. It is also tough having to give up without achieving the goal of playing the world cup. At the same time in the past year has been so heavy that I am a bit relieved to get the release to try to climb a mountain that can’t is to be reached, she writes.

Isaksen played for Kolbotn, Town and Juventus during his career. She ended his career as a Town player.