Erling Haaland taunts soccer fans as Santa Claus, showing off UCL trophy in festive Christmas photo

Manchester City and Erling Haaland look to be in the festive spirit and a jolly mood, following their FIFA Club World Cup triumph in Saudi Arabia, just before Christmas. It can be easily claimed that 2023 was the year of Manchester City, as the Citizens bagged five trophies in the calendar year.

To rub salt to the wounds of the rival fans, Man City striker Erling Haaland has taken to social media to show his Santa Claus appearance, along with the ultimate prize they finally secured this year – the UEFA Champions League trophy. However, it did not amuse a lot of fans, and Haaland’s post might have failed.

Erling Haaland flaunts UCL trophy in Christmas photo

Erling Haaland was the key element in Manchester City’s treble winning campaign last season, and enjoyed a spectacular debut season, scoring a total of 52 goals, out of which 36 came in the Premier League, breaking the all-time record.

On the special occasion of Christmas, Haaland took to social media platforms Instagram and X, formerly Twitter, to post his wishes for everyone. Haaland posted a photo where he is dressed as Santa Claus, with the Champions League trophy in his hand, and captioned it as, “Ho Ho Ho Christmas is here! Hope you can enjoy it with your loved ones.”

Haaland has been missing action in the recent past, including their club World Cup campaign, due to a foot injury he suffered in the Premier League. However, he would definitely ask Santa Claus to get his injury gone, as he hopes to be back against Everton on Wednesday.

Soccer fans respond to Erling Haaland’s Christmas UCL photo

Although Erling Haaland’s Christmas post is all about the festive period and greetings for the season, fans were not amused by it, and were rather left complaining about it.

While Man City fans were quick to interact with the post and greet him back, rival fans came down to banter. One of the users in X, replied to his post saying, “so cringe, just stick to football”. Another user wrote, “focus on football g”, asking him to keep himself to football.

Fans also put comparisons in, writing, “Cringe. Vini is better than you”, and another user wrote, “You’re not that guy”.

While it would not matter what the rival fans banter against Haaland, as the Norwegian had a stellar 2023, which even put him second to Lionel Messi in the Ballon D’or rankings.

Do you think Erling Haaland can win the Ballon D’or next season? Let us know in the comments who is winning the Ballon d’Or next year.