Erling Haaland Brings a Brand New Bag—and a Taxidermied Raccoon—Home to Norway
Football star Erling Haaland has returned to Norway following the World Cup with an unconventional $750 taxidermied raccoon.
What happened
Erling Haaland has returned to Norway after the conclusion of the World Cup in the United States. Along with the Norwegian national team, which received a royal homecoming in Oslo, Haaland brought home a new bag and a taxidermied raccoon.
Coverage from ESPN, People.com, and Vogue emphasizes the unusual nature of the stuffed animal. Yahoo Sports reports that the item was a $750 gift.
Future coverage may focus on the reactions to the team's royal homecoming in Oslo as reported by Town & Country Magazine.
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The reporting (14)
- Norway's Erling Haaland brought a $750 taxidermy raccoon home from the World Cup Business Insider · 46d ago
- Norway's Erling Haaland visits Dallas Western store FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 46d ago
- He followed me: Haaland returns to Norway with bizarre US souvenir 😂 Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- Haaland’s Norway receive heroes’ welcome in Oslo after World Cup exit Al Jazeera · 46d ago
- Erling Haaland brought a taxidermy friend back from America Yahoo · 46d ago
- The story behind Erling Haaland and his taxidermy raccoon: ‘Lock the doors, let’s make this special’ The New York Times · 46d ago
- Erling Haaland's best World Cup souvenir? A dead raccoon from Texas Yahoo · 46d ago
- Erling Haaland’s Choice of World Cup Souvenir Is So On-Brand and So American Sports Illustrated · 46d ago
- Erling Haaland, Norway return home to heroes' welcome after World Cup exit ESPN · 46d ago
- Norway’s World Cup Team Gets a Royal Homecoming in Oslo Town & Country Magazine · 46d ago
- World Cup Daily live: Haaland returns to Norway with stuffed raccoon in tow ESPN · 46d ago
- Erling Haaland returns from World Cup with a $750 gift that you'll never guess Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- Erling Haaland Brings Taxidermied Raccoon Back to Norway After Saying ‘Goodbye’ to U.S. World Cup Run People.com · 46d ago
- Erling Haaland Brings a Brand New Bag—and a Taxidermied Raccoon—Home to Norway Vogue · 46d ago broke it first
Questions people are asking
What unusual item did Erling Haaland bring back to Norway?
He brought back a taxidermied raccoon.
How much did the gift cost?
According to Yahoo Sports, the gift cost $750.
Where did the World Cup run take place?
The tournament took place in the U.S.
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