{"id":97194,"date":"2023-12-09T01:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T01:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=97194"},"modified":"2023-12-09T01:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T01:24:29","slug":"erling-haaland-apologises-to-brazilian-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/erling-haaland-apologises-to-brazilian-ronaldo\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland APOLOGISES to Brazilian Ronaldo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Erling Haaland APOLOGISES to Brazilian Ronaldo after benching him in his Ultimate Team as the Man City forward shows off star-studded EA FC 24 side<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Erling Haaland apologised to Brazilian Ronaldo after dropping him from his team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Manchester City striker showed off his Ultimate Team on EA FC 24<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>United are three points behind City\u2026 a league table can LIE. There are chasms between them &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erling Haaland issued a hilarious apology to Brazil icon, Ronaldo, after posting a snapshot of his EA FC 24 Ultimate Team on his Instagram account.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester City striker revealed his online team in a post, but had to apologise to Ronaldo for relegating him to his team&#8217;s substitutes bench.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland is clearly a video game fan and in particular the Ultimate Team feature that allows players to build their own dream squads and compete against other gamers.<\/p>\n<p>Many footballers, including Liverpool&#8217;s Diogo Jota, are fans of the beloved online platform, with Haaland one of the latest Premier League\u00a0stars to reveal his squad.<\/p>\n<p>Gifting his Instagram followers a glimpse of his team, the Norwegian captioned his post with an apology to Ronaldo as he explained the decision to drop him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/23\/78756695-12843901-image-a-101_1702079061215.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland apologised to the Brazilian Ronaldo after dropping him from his online team<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/23\/78756701-12843901-image-a-102_1702079071076.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo was tagged in Haaland&#8217;s Instagram story where the Man City striker showed off his Ultimate Team on video game EA FC 24<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland explained he was choosing family loyalty over online ratings and partnered the virtual version of himself with cousin and Belgian Pro League striker Jontan Brunes upfront.<\/p>\n<p>Brunes special card has an overall rating of 85, while former Real Madrid striker boasts one of the game&#8217;s highest ratings at 94.<\/p>\n<p>But it was the other players in Haaland&#8217;s team of superstars that most caught attention, with the 23-year-old boasting one of the most impressive teams ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>Setting up in a 4-4-2 formation, the Norwegian has built a team packed with current and former legends of the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/23\/78757239-12843901-image-a-103_1702079188377.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Haaland has struggled to find the back of the net in recent games for City having missed chances in their previous two Premier League games<\/p>\n<p>Roberto Carlos takes pride of place at left-back, while Real Madrid&#8217;s Eder Militao also joins Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Man City right-back Kyle Walker in defence.<\/p>\n<p>Yaya Toure and Ruud Gullit occupy the centre midfield positions, while former Ballon d&#8217;Or winner Ronaldinho starts on the left-wing, with Kylian Mbappe on the other flank.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland leads the line alongside his cousin and has been awarded one of the best individual rankings on the game at 94.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Man City forward has recently struggled to find the back of the net for City and is without a goal in his previous two league outings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12843901\/Erling-Haaland-APOLOGISES-Brazilian-Ronaldo-Ultimate-Team-Man-City.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erling Haaland APOLOGISES to Brazilian Ronaldo after benching him in his Ultimate Team as the Man City forward shows off<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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