With Erling Haaland continuing his astonishing rise, the balance of historical power inside the city has quietly shifted again. A new Premier League milestone has been reached — one that inevitably invites comparison with Cristiano Ronaldo, whose legacy at Manchester United once felt untouchable.

The modern soccer economy has entered an era where value is defined not just by goals or trophies, but by age curves, commercial pull, and future projection.

Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe were supposed to share the same pitch in one of the most anticipated UEFA Champions League nights of the season, yet one of modern soccer’s defining duels never materialized.

The draw brings the prospect of Kylian Mbappe facing Erling Haaland and Harry Kane coming up against Luka Modric, early marquee duels that carry both celebrity weight and sporting significance.

 enters the 2026 World Cup as one of them. For the first time in his career, the singular Norway side steps onto soccer’s grandest stage with a striker who can bend matches to his will.

There is a moment every season when the soccer world’s hierarchy suddenly shifts, when a name outside the usual spotlight jumps ahead of Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, or Harry Kane. This time, it is Christian Pulisic.

Erling Haaland has set yet another record by hitting 100 Premier League goals in 111 games, a feat that raised comparisons with soccer's biggest goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo.

Chelsea defeated Barcelona 3–0 in the UEFA Champions League, and Estevao scored one of the goals, matching a record held by Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.

Manchester City face Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League, and Erling Haaland is not part of the starting lineup.

Diadié Samassékou discusses his journey from Red Bull Salzburg to MLS, reflects on Erling Haaland’s rise, and shares his goals with Houston Dynamo and the Mali national team.

Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo rarely share a sentence without history being invoked, yet in the opening stretch of the 2025–26 campaign, the Norwegian has forced their names back into the same conversation.

The forwards who carry the hopes of Norway, England, Argentina, Portugal, and France have rewritten scoring standards for their nation, but only one of them holds the edge in one particularly revealing international record.

After Erling Haaland's Norway doomed it to the UEFA playoffs, Italy national team will have two more matches to secure a place back in the World Cup.

With his brace against Italy, Erling Haaland has reached a goalscoring record in the World Cup qualifiers not even legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo achieved.

Norway crushed Italy 4-1 to secure its ticket to the 2026 World Cup after 28 years, leaving the Azzurra to play the playoffs.