Overview

• Erling Haaland, Norway and Manchester City striker, has offered to pay for fans of his former club Bryne FK to attend the team's playoff game.
• Bryne FK, Haaland's boyhood club, has reached the playoffs for the first time since 2006 and could get promoted to Norway's Eliteserien.
• Haaland will cover the cost of the train trip for around 200 fans, amounting to around NOK 175,000 ($16,000).
• Haaland started his career in the youth ranks at Bryne before moving to top-tier clubs, eventually joining Manchester City in 2022.
• Despite being Norway's top scorer in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Haaland's efforts were not enough to secure his side's qualification for next year's tournament.