
Watch: Erling Haaland's "Ridiculous" Training Video Sparks Real Or Fake Debate
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While no one can question Erling Haaland's prodigious talent, a video of his trick shot has gone viral on social media, sparking a debate whether it is real or fake?
Erling Haaland is one of the best young talents going around in world football today. The 21-year-old Norwegian striker is a goal-scoring machine and his rise as one of the most prolific forwards has been the stuff of dreams. Playing for Borussia Dortmund, Haaland has set the stage alight, scoring at will and keeping in touch with Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski for the top goal-scoring honours in the Bundesliga. While no one can question Haaland's prodigious talent, a video of his trick shot has gone viral on social media, sparking a debate whether it is real or fake? He does not miss...@ErlingHaaland is ridiculous!pic.twitter.com/1xspqH6VvA Tbf the stacking of the footballs is the most impressive part Totally fake, that's how it's done pic.twitter.com/rn7TAqUKuC 21 seconds in and it's hanging by the left strap only... pic.twitter.com/AEIO1MARMT Lol Thanks for this... Had me scratching my head for a while. First balance attempt is genuine purely to sell the illusion. After this each ball is replaced with a box or similar item. Then stills are of the balls are edited back in. Split screen also used. Tidily done though. Lol Thanks for this... Had me scratching my head for a while. Lol Thanks for this... Had me scratching my head for a while. It's obviously not real, but it is still impressive nonetheless Lol Thanks for this... Had me scratching my head for a while.
The video posted by Bundesliga's official Twitter handle, garnered over 8,000 retweets and over 57k likes but many were left scratching their heads about its authenticity.
Haaland's team Borussia Dortmund, shared the video on their Twitter handle, captioning it, "This is real, trust us".
"Tbf the stacking of the footballs is the most impressive part," the account added.

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