Erling Haaland becomes internet sensation with record breaking fame

Erling Haaland, who is known for his bizarre facial expressions, broke the internet with a picture that he posted online.

The 25-year-old player has become a new internet sensation as the footballer went viral within an hour of posting his picture on X (formerly Twitter).

The champion posted a selfie of himself from a lower angle with the caption: “Well well well,” adding a laughing emoji.

To everyone’s surprise, his picture set record for garnering 1 million likes within an hour of posting it on the platform in its history.

One of the X users commented about the situation, noting: “When even his selfie scores more than most strikers, you know the goal-meter’s broken.”

Another netizen gushed about Erling “making history in real time,” while a third was of the opinion that they “can’t even joke, dude is having an amazing World Cup and played like a legend today.”

Apart from his sports, the professional footballer was noticed by netizens around the world after a video of him eating with mouth full of food began to circulate online.

It was later revealed that the clip was artificially edited and was actually shared by someone else.

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