Man City striker Haaland appears to aggravate ankle injury playing for Norway
Norway's Erling Haaland, right, and Faroe Islands' goalkeeper Bardur a Reynatrod, left, challenge for the ball the international friendly soccer match between Norway and the Faroe Islands at the Ullevaal stadium in Oslo, Norway, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Credit: AP/Cornelius Poppe
OSLO, Norway — Manchester City striker Erling Haaland might have aggravated a left ankle injury while playing for Norway in a friendly match.
Haaland came on as a halftime substitute in a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands on Thursday and sustained a “little twist in his ankle,” according to Norway team doctor Ola Sand, late in the game.
Haaland played on until the final whistle.
Sand said Haaland's ankle was a “little bit vulnerable.”
"It really hurts right away, and then it goes away pretty quickly. So we’ll see tomorrow how he is,” Sand told Norwegian TV.
Norway coach Ståle Solbakken said it was an injury Haaland "has had before.”
Haaland came off with an ankle injury in the 6-1 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League on Nov. 4. He started in City's next game three days later.
Norway's Erling Haaland, center, shakes hands with Faroe Islands' players after the international friendly soccer match between Norway and the Faroe Islands at the Ullevaal stadium in Oslo, Norway, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Norway defeated the Faroe Islands by 2-0. Credit: AP/Lise Aserud
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