Erling Haaland: How the Boy from ...
Erling Haaland: How the Boy from Bryne Became a Goal Machine
Curious Explorer by Cameron Pariseau
S3 · E6
Sep 12, 2026
09:48
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How did Erling Haaland get SO good? This one is a special request from Nate. Join Miss Cam, Nate, and Emma for the true story of a boy from Bryne, a tiny farming town in Norway, who grew up to break the Premier League scoring record in his very first season. Find out about the day he scored nine goals in a single match — and why he was still annoyed afterwards — plus the world record he set when he was only five years old, the two athlete parents who raised him, and the surprising fact that he spent his childhood playing skiing and handball as well as football. Kids will follow his climb from a second-division Norwegian club all the way to Manchester City and Norway's first World Cup quarter-final ever, in the summer of 2026. And they will find out the strangest thing about being a striker: how little time you actually spend touching the ball. Tu ... 

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