thigh injury but an inflammation of the knee, and that he suggested the additional use of an alternative treatment with a bandage (dressing) consisting of Quark. Fulham player Sascha Riether later that the story was greatly exaggerated and that Magath had suggested he use a traditional topfen curd. Crystal Palace On 1 August 2014, Hangeland joined Crystal Palace on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal. On the 16th, he made his competitive debut for the club, on the opening day of the Premier League season away to Arsenal. Hangeland opened the scoring by heading in Jason Puncheon's corner, but Palace eventually lost 2–1. He scored twice in 17 appearances as Palace finished the season in 10th place under Alan Pardew. On 10 June 2015, it was announced that Hangeland had been released by Crystal Palace but he signed a new one-year extension on 15 June, keeping him at the club for another season. However, at the end of the 2015–16 season Hangeland was again released by Crystal Palace. Hangeland announced his retirement from professional football on 5 August 2016. International career Born in Houston in the United States, Hangeland was eligible to represent the US national team and the Norway national team. After playing 12 matches on the Norway under-21 national team, Hangeland made his debut for the senior national team as a defensive midfielder in a 1–0 win against Austria on 20 November 2002. After the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, national team coach Åge Hareide named him as captain instead of Vålerenga's player-coach Martin Andresen. Hangeland's first goal came in his 62nd match; a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Iceland. He was capped 91 times, 48 of them as captain, and scored four goals for the Norway national team. Personal life When Hangeland married Celin Trana in 2009, rather than giving presents, guests were asked to contribute to a Save the Children project to build a school in Cambodia. Around £45,000 was raised. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hangeland goal. Honours Viking Norwegian Cup: 2001 FC Copenhagen Danish Superliga: 2005–06, 2006–07 Royal League: 2005–06 Fulham UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2009–10 References External links 1981 births Living people Soccer players from Houston Sportspeople from Stavanger Norwegian footballers Norway under-21 international footballers Norway international footballers American people of Norwegian descent Association football defenders Norwegian expatriate footballers