{"id":799788,"date":"2024-10-31T11:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/?p=799788"},"modified":"2024-10-31T11:16:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:16:08","slug":"ballon-dor-2024-erling-haaland-at-the-heart-of-a-major-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/ballon-dor\/ballon-dor-2024-erling-haaland-at-the-heart-of-a-major-controversy","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d\u2019Or 2024: Erling Haaland at the heart of a major controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Erling Haaland caused a stir on social networks when he decided not to attend the Ballon d&#8217;Or 2024 ceremony in Paris, preferring to travel to Sweden to support a friend.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominated for the prestigious award, the Manchester City striker, although brilliant during the 2023-2024 season, was not among the favorites to win it, leaving the competition between teammate Rodri and Real Madrid&#8217;s Vinicius Junior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-67-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ballon d'Or 2024: Erling Haaland at the heart of a major controversy\" class=\"wp-image-799789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-67-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-67-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-67-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-67.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, rather than join in the festivities in Paris, Haaland travelled to Malm\u00f6 to watch the match between Malm\u00f6 and G\u00f6teborg at the Eleda stadium. The 2-1 victory gave Malm\u00f6 their second consecutive Allsvenskan title, their fourth in five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-68-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Ballon d'Or 2024: Erling Haaland at the heart of a major controversy\" class=\"wp-image-799790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-68-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-68-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-68-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/image-68.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Haaland has shared a strong friendship with Malm\u00f6 player Erik Botheim since their days with the Norwegian youth national team. Their complicity was illustrated in a rap video with Erik Sandberg, viewed over 12 million times on YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erling Haaland caused a stir on social networks when he decided not to attend the Ballon d&#8217;Or 2024 ceremony in Paris, preferring to travel to Sweden to support a friend. 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