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Erling Haaland says he is now supporting England after they knocked Norway out of the World Cup.
The Manchester City striker drew a blank for the first time in the tournament as Thomas Tuchel’s side won their quarter-final 2-1 after extra time in stifling Miami heat.
Haaland was born in Leeds while his dad Alf played for the Yorkshire club and with a number of City team-mates in the England squad, he is rooting for them.
“Yes, why not. I have some City friends at England,” he told reporters on Saturday.
“Of course, I want them to do well. I got an England shirt before I got a Norway shirt when I was little.”
It was Haaland’s former Borussia Dortmund team-mate Jude Bellingham that was the star of the show, scoring two goals to turn the tie around.
“Jude is a good friend. We had two great years at Dortmund,” he said. “We are good friends and he is such a nice guy.
“I am not surprised that he is scoring today and performing the way he is.
“The only thing is that he gets a bit too much criticism sometimes for not scoring enough goals. I think that is undeserved.
“He still scores goals and dribbles everyone on the pitch.
“He is incredible and England are lucky because everyone wants a player like that.”
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The Manchester City striker drew a blank for the first time in the tournament as Thomas Tuchel’s side won their quarter-final 2-1 after extra time in stifling Miami heat.
Haaland was born in Leeds while his dad Alf played for the Yorkshire club and with a number of City team-mates in the England squad, he is rooting for them.
“Yes, why not. I have some City friends at England,” he told reporters on Saturday.
“Of course, I want them to do well. I got an England shirt before I got a Norway shirt when I was little.”
It was Haaland’s former Borussia Dortmund team-mate Jude Bellingham that was the star of the show, scoring two goals to turn the tie around.
“Jude is a good friend. We had two great years at Dortmund,” he said. “We are good friends and he is such a nice guy.
“I am not surprised that he is scoring today and performing the way he is.
“The only thing is that he gets a bit too much criticism sometimes for not scoring enough goals. I think that is undeserved.
“He still scores goals and dribbles everyone on the pitch.
“He is incredible and England are lucky because everyone wants a player like that.”
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