Portrait of Erling Haaland

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Born in United Kingdom · Nationality Norwegian — Sport / football / sporting discipline / media / personal life

Erling Haaland

Norwegian international footballer and Manchester City forward.

Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “2020: video showing him removed from Stavanger nightclub — head of security cites misunderstanding and denies intoxication” and “2023: images apparently showing him using phone while driving — Greater Manchester Police investigation”.

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Profile No. 1712 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Erling Haaland

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

5Documented controversies
5Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

I. Documented controversies

01

2026-09-08–2026-09-09

2026: confrontation with Pablo Rosario at Porto — both booked, Haaland claims he was grabbed on buttocks

Civil / administrative proceedings

Haaland and Pablo Rosario clashed in stoppage time, and both received yellow cards. Haaland subsequently claimed that Rosario had grabbed his buttocks.

State of the evidence
Alleged

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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02

2024-09-22–2024-09-24

2024: ball thrown at Gabriel's head, 'stay humble' to Arteta and confrontations after Manchester City–Arsenal

No legal proceedings

Following City's late equaliser, Haaland threw the ball at the back of Gabriel's head and engaged in several provocative exchanges, including telling Mikel Arteta to 'stay humble'.

Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

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Last verified: 13 September 2026

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03

2023-03-15–2023-03-29

2023: images apparently showing him using phone while driving — Greater Manchester Police investigation

Investigation — against Greater Manchester Police

Protagonist not prosecuted — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

Images appeared to show Haaland using his phone while driving near the Etihad Stadium. Greater Manchester Police confirmed that they were investigating.

Person targeted by the proceedings
Greater Manchester Police
Role of the person profiled
Protagonist not prosecuted

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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04

2023-12-03–2023-12-04

2023: vehement protests towards referee Simon Hooper against Tottenham — Manchester City charged, not Haaland personally

No legal proceedings

After an advantage was stopped late in the match, Haaland protested vehemently to the referee and posted 'Wtf' on X. The FA charged Manchester City with failing to control its players.

State of the evidence
Reported by the press

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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05

2020-07-11–2020-07-13

2020: video showing him removed from Stavanger nightclub — head of security cites misunderstanding and denies intoxication

No legal proceedings

A viral video showed Haaland being escorted out of a Norwegian nightclub, prompting speculation about his behaviour. The head of security subsequently explained that he had not been drunk and that the incident was a misunderstanding.

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

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