Haaland's father messes it up at the Bernabéu: several sleeve cuts and change of place in the box
It was not the best night for the Haalands at the Santiago Bernabéu. The first appearance of Erling, the youngest son of the family, in the Real Madrid field ended with a tie on the pitch and controversy in the stands.
The security of the stadium had to intervene in the box of the family and friends of the Norwegian footballer. According to several witnesses, from the VIP area of the Nordics they threw drinks and food at the Madrid stands, from which chants were made against them.
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The leading role was taken by Alf-Inge, 'Alfie', Erling's father and former Manchester City player. The Norwegian, who is one of the key people in his son's professional career and was one of the main culprits in the decision to sign for the Etihad team, made several cuts to the Madrid stands and faced the hobby before security showed up.
The Haaland family was not expelled from the stadium, but was “relocated”, says Madrid, in another of the stadium's VIP boxes. According to 'Alfie' Haaland himself, “Real Madrid didn't like that they celebrated De Bruyne's goal. Also, we had to change places because the Real Madrid fans weren't happy with the 1-1.”.
This is an interesting fact considering that Alfie himself met at the time with Madrid's technical management to study the possibility of signing for the white team.
Alfie's past at City
22 years ago, in 2001, Alfie, who had gone through Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, was part of Manchester City. He had a contract for several seasons and an age, 29, that was leading him to the best months of a football life based in the Premier League. But then Roy Keane showed up.
In the middle of the Manchester derby and in one of the wildest entries in football history, the United captain ended the career of the Norwegian midfielder. Angered by an action with Haaland himself four years earlier, when the Norse reproached him for faking an injury that actually ended up being a torn ligament, the Irishman dug his studs into Alfie’s right knee and left him with no future near the ball.
The Haaland family moved from Manchester to Bryne, in Norway, and Erling, the youngest of their three sons, grew up in the Nordic country, always guided by his father, who years later would convince him to sign for City.