Haaland's haircut: Man City star chops off his locks for the new season
- Erling Haaland has changed his hairstyle to a buzz cut for the new Premier League season.
- The new look went viral on social media ahead of Manchester City's opening match against Bournemouth.
- Haaland missed several chances during the match, which City won 2-1 at Etihad Stadium.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic jokingly asked Haaland if he had 'lost a bet' regarding his new haircut.
- Former City manager Pep Guardiola commented on Haaland's hair, expressing his envy of having hair.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland’s famed flowing locks are no more. The Manchester City superstar has a new hairstyle for the new Premier League season: A buzz cut that went viral on social media on Sunday ahead of the team’s opening match against Bournemouth.
It didn’t help him. The Norway striker missed a couple of great chances in City’s 2-1 win at Etihad Stadium. Haaland has become one of the most easily distinguishable sport stars in recent years because of his long hair.
In a video on Haaland’s YouTube channel, Zlatan Ibrahimovic asked if the City striker had “lost a bet” when he was shown the new hairstyle. “You gonna be faster now, or what?” Ibrahimovic said.
Former City manager Pep Guardiola reacted to the haircut by saying: “You’re lucky to have hair. I would love to have it!” Haaland arrived at Etihad Stadium for the Bournemouth game wearing a cap, but that had been removed for the warmup — revealing the buzz cut.
哈兰德剪发：曼城球星为新赛季剪掉长发
曼彻斯特，英国（美联社）——埃尔林·哈兰德的标志性长发不复存在。这位曼城超级球星为新赛季的英超联赛剪成了平头，这一新发型在周日曼城与伯恩茅斯的首场比赛前在社交媒体上引发热议。
然而，这并没有帮助他。在曼城以2-1战胜伯恩茅斯的比赛中，挪威前锋错过了几次绝佳机会。近年来，哈兰德因其长发而成为最容易辨识的运动明星之一。
在哈兰德的YouTube频道的一段视频中，兹拉坦·伊布拉希莫维奇看到新发型后开玩笑问哈兰德是否“输了赌注”。伊布拉希莫维奇说：“你现在会更快吗？”
前曼城经理佩普·瓜迪奥拉对哈兰德的发型表示了反应，他说：“你真幸运有头发。我真希望我也有！”哈兰德在前往伯恩茅斯比赛的途中戴着一顶帽子，但在热身时摘下帽子，露出了平头。