Erling Haaland Reveals Novak Djokovic as His Sporting Hero Outside of Football

The Norwegian striker, who at the age of 23 is already considered one of the most influential footballers in the world, recently admitted his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo. But now Erling Haaland named a completely different athlete as his idol.

The Manchester City podcast host asked the talented footballer if he admired any athletes outside of football. He answered without hesitation that his role model is the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.

⚽️🎾 Erling Haaland calls Novak Djokovic his sporting hero outside of Football:

“I like Djokovic. I think he’s good, he’s being himself and what he has achieved is amazing, coming from nowhere and from his country. I take Djokovic.”pic.twitter.com/Gmfrk9yp9r

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“I admire Novak Djokovic a lot. He always remains himself and it’s incredible what he has achieved despite coming from a country like Serbia.” said the Norwegian representative.

Erling Haaland joined the reigning Premier League champions from Borussia Dortmund in 2022, where he scored 14 goals in 17 games this season and was named the best player in the English league last year.

2024-02-09 10:45:00
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