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Haaland shares his favorite and “too embarrassing” hobby
Manchester City’s record-breaking Norwegian striker has surprised his millions of fans with an image of him doing what he loves.
Erling Haaland continues to add to his highly successful career. In his debut season at Manchester City, he has already won the Premier League title, breaking scoring records along the way as they clawed back the sizeable advantage held for much of the campaign by Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. Furthermore, he will be playing in his first-ever Champions League final, which will be against Inter Milan, following a triumphant victory over Real Madrid in the semifinals. And then there’s the FA Cup final against local rivals United.
Amidst these sporting achievements, the Norwegian sensation also finds time to indulge in his favorite hobbies during his downtime. One of these is playing video games, a passion he has openly discussed in the past.
Recently, during an interview following his EPL record-breaking performance, Haaland mentioned how he frequently turns to gaming as a means of relaxation and entertainment. “I’ll go home now and play some video games and then I’ll sleep,” he said.
Video games, among his favorite hobbies
Regarding the video games in question, the 22-year-old striker preferred not to say anything, noting that it is “too embarrassing.” But, after talking about it a little, it was Haaland himself who shared an image on Instagram of one of those online adventures, which is none other than ‘Minecraft’, the best-selling video game in history.
“SQUAD,” Haaland wrote in his stories while sharing an image of the video game in which he played with some of his friends.A post that has generated great affection from many of his fans, who have taken to social media themselves to comment on their joy at seeing him play this iconic video game.