Not Soccer, but Manchester City?s Goldmine Erling Haaland Gets One in a Million Chance to Rule the Water World

Erling Haaland, the 23-year-old soccer player, is deemed to be the future star of world football. Gaining name as one of the world’s most feared strikers, he plays for the Norway National team and Premier League club Manchester City. Known as the GOAT Messi’s level-pegging competitor, Haaland can ace goals from any angle. His phenomenal strikes while playing for the reserves secured him a grand senior debut. Rocking the signature bun and fiery persona, Haaland has secured his third consecutive Ballon d’Or nomination.

On account of Haaland’s recent performances, he clinched a treble breaking several goal-scoring records with his club this year. With the anxiety of winning Ballon d’Or alongside, Erling’s new found passion can’t be overlooked.

Soccer legend Erling explores a new sport

With the attributes of an absolute centre-forward, Haaland controls the ball like no other. However, there’s another sport he would want to like to control with the right skill sets. In alignment with soccer, the goal-scoring characteristic of Water Polo intrigued the Norwegian striker very much. Recently, his fans could see Haaland being candid with Pro Recco’s team member on ‘X'(formerly Twitter).

World Aquatics took to its ‘X’ handle to post an adorable gift exchange moment between the soccer star and a water polo entity. Pro Recco, the most celebrated water polo team in the world, shared some picture perfect moments with Manchester City players, especially Erling Haaland. The post was captioned “Would you have him on your #waterpolo team?” The video features Haaland handing over jersey number 9 to a person, who has not been identified. Subsequently, he receives a water polo cap as a return gift.?

In a similar Instagram post, Pro Recco applauded Haaland’s supremacy, calling him a “Goal machine”. With three hat tricks in just 8 games, Erling has smashed Michael Owen’s 48-league games record. However, there’s another side to him, not known to most.

Haaland’s ascent at just 5

Hailing from a sporting family, Erling has walked in this father’s footsteps to play in the Premier League. Due to his enormous size, his team mates named him ‘Man-Child’ during his early years. Moreover, there’s another jewel to his athletic name, which is still standing strong. At just 5 years of age, the lethal striker leapt 1.63m in standing long jump. After 17 years, the world hasn’t yet located anybody to outshine this world record. Owing to his stunning athletic career, his love for sports unfolded early.

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Haaland, the gigantic Norwegian striker, also has another achievement label. He is the youngest player to have scored in each of his first five Champions League appearances. He is also only the third man to achieve the feat after Alessandro Del Piero and Diego Costa. Inscribing his name alongside prodigies like Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, soccer fans are awaiting Haaland’s momentous Ballon d’Or win.

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