[Saba Sports News] According to British media reports, Erling Haaland rounded off his World Cup trip with an array of cowboy gear and taxidermied animal specimens, footing the entire bill for his teammates out of his own pocket. For himself, he picked up a taxidermied raccoon holding a whiskey bottle, along with cowboy boots, shirts, belt buckles and hats. Hours after Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1, Haaland took his teammates to Wild Bill’s Western Store in Dallas. Staff closed the shop to the public to offer them exclusive VIP service. The players stocked up on cowboy boots, Western-style shirts, hip flasks, belt buckles and cowboy hats, and the generous Haaland covered the roughly $10,000 tab all by himself. He also bought a T-shirt printed with the slogan “Y’all can kiss my Dallas” plus four cowboy hats. It is reported that Haaland brought home a $750 taxidermied raccoon. He also purchased two taxidermied squirrels—one wearing a sheriff’s hat and the other clutching a can of Budweiser—with the pair costing around $900 in total.
The editor believes that from a ruthless goal machine on the pitch to a carefree shopper off it, Erling Haaland sends a message to the world: true champions dominate the grass and embrace life without restraint. His shopping sprees are never ostentatious displays of wealth. Instead, they embody two sides of his persona—an A-list footballer’s genuine, laid-back lifestyle, plus his phenomenal commercial clout.