Erling Haaland snubs the Ballon d'Or ceremony despite his nomination for the match in Sweden
Erling Haaland decided not to attend Monday night's Ballon d'Or ceremony and opted to watch some Swedish football.
He city of manchester The star was one of 30 nominees for the prestigious award after another impressive season, but came fifth in the standings and behind. triumphant companion rodri.
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Haaland He scored 38 goals in 45 games for City in the 2023/24 campaign, during which they won their second Premier League title.
He came second last year Ballon d'Or ranking behind record eight-time winner and football legend Lionel Messi.
The Norwegian was present at the ceremony and also won the Gerd Müller trophy for the season's top scorer.
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However, Haaland did not travel to Paris for this year's festivities as he was spotted at a Swedish soccer match.
On his Instagram story, the 24-year-old uploaded images of him in the stands of the Malmo Eleda Stadium.
Haaland watched Malmo defeat IFK Goteborg 2-1 that night to secure the crowning of champions of Allsvenskan, the Swedish top flight.
It is the club's 24th league title in Sweden and one of the best players in football was on hand to see them achieve victory.
Haaland was wearing a Malmo shirt with Erik Botheim's name on the back, and the striker was a friend of his from his youth in Norway.
It turned out to be a joyous evening for Malmö and its fans as the greatness of football was celebrated in Paris.
Lamine Yamal was the first winner of the night when he was crowned the winner of the 2024 Kopa Trophy.
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The Barcelona youngster enjoyed an excellent season and was key to Spain's success at Euro 2024 this summer.
Barcelona was named Women's Club of the Year, while Real Madrid took the title of Men's Club of the Year.
Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé were named co-winners of the Gerd Müller Trophy for their 52 goals scored in 2023/24 for Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain respectively.
However, Mbappé was not present to collect the award because of Real Madrid. Ballon d'Or boycott while Vinicius Jr might not win the main prize.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez was also named winner of the Yashin Trophy for the second year in a row.
