Erling Haaland: The Making of a Goal-Scoring Machine
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2021
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Over the past year and a half, Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland has established himself as one of the best goal scorers in world soccer. At just 20 years of age, the Norwegian is already rewriting the record books and hoping to carry his team to Champions League glory. Today, the Athletic's Raphael Honigstein describes how a combination of preternatural athletic prowess and an extreme dedication to his craft has put Haaland on the fast track to superstardom.
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