Erling Haaland’s association with Leeds United is well known. This also came into its own when swapping shirts with Stuart Dallas.
Stuart Dallas, right-back for English first division club Leeds United and Northern Ireland international, has revealed what Borussia Dortmund’s star striker Erling Haaland whispered in his ear when he swapped shirts after an international match in September last year.
Norway won the Nations League game in Northern Ireland 5-1, Haaland put together a brace and also provided an assist. “He played like the superstar he is and took us apart. After the game, I shook his hand and he just asked, ‘Can we swap jerseys?’ I think I just went ahead and smiled at first, “Dallas recalled on the podcast Super 6.
BVB: Erling Haaland is a fan of Leeds United
The 29-year-old explained: “Then he called after me and I went back. He just said: ‘Yes, we will do that’. So we exchanged jerseys and he came very close to me and whispered in my ear: ‘Marching on together ‘. And he said,’ I’m following Leeds’. That was actually it. “
Anyone questioning Haaland’s credentials as a Leeds fan – look at the wee bounce he does when he gets Dallas’ shirt. Class ???? pic.twitter.com/GD36YT6wYP
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“Marching on together” is Leeds United’s official club anthem. It is always played before home games on Elland Road and sung by the fans.
Haaland was born in Leeds while his father Alf-Inge played there for United in the Premier League from 1997 to 2000. The 20-year-old BVB star has a special connection with the club, which returned to the English House of Lords last summer after 16 years of abstinence. “When Erling talks about United, he means Leeds (and not Manchester, d. Red.)”, Said ex-Bundesliga striker Jan Aage Fjörtoft, who once played with Haaland’s father in the Norwegian national team, about the attacker.
Dallas, meanwhile, was delighted with the Dortmund goalscorer’s jersey: “It’s great for me. I’ll tell my kids that he even asked about my jersey.”
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