{"id":645282,"date":"2026-10-05T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/645282\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:16:09","slug":"erling-haaland-turns-to-the-law-to-protect-his-signature-hairdo-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/645282\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland turns to the law to protect his signature hairdo \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Haaland\u2019s head in the clouds<\/p>\n

Manchester City<\/a> fans will be glued to this particular legal battle. No, not that one, rather the case Erling Haaland is taking against airline Norwegian Air for alleged trademark infringement during last summer\u2019s World Cup<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The case is due to be heard in Oslo this Friday, the claim being that the airline \u201cunlawfully exploited Haaland\u2019s commercial characteristics and registered trademarks\u201d.<\/p>\n

What did they do? They edited his ponytail on to one of their planes during the World Cup, captioned it \u201cwe\u2019ve never looked more Norwegian\u201d and posted it on social media. <\/p>\n

Their defence is that it was just lighthearted banter, although they could just point to his current hair-do and ask: \u201cWhat ponytail?\u201d <\/p>\n

Word of mouth<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been hit with an infection or a bug. In terms of how many withdrawals, we\u2019ve had a similar number to Man City\u2019s charges.\u201d \u2013 Sweden\u2019s head coach Graham Potter on losing a bunch of players to illness ahead of the game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, although not quite 114. <\/p>\n

\u201cZizou\u2019s arrival is extraordinary. It\u2019s having someone who is on a par with God. I say this without intending to offend believers.\u201d \u2013 Thierry Henry on the divine Zinedine Zidane becoming manager of France.<\/p>\n

\"FormerFormer French internationals Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry. Photograph: VI Images via Getty Images <\/p>\n

\u201cBored beyond belief. I have got three kids so I am a full-time Uber driver, basically. It is a strange transition. It wasn\u2019t one I was ready for.\u201d \u2013 How much is Kasper Schmeichel enjoying retirement? Not a great deal.<\/p>\n

In words<\/p>\n

\u201cCan I just say to all those United fans who\u2019ve been gloating all week, you\u2019re still crap and you know you are.\u201d \u2013 UK education secretary (and Manchester City fan) Lucy Powell. A bit unparliamentary, but she had a point. <\/p>\n

In numbers: 6,678<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how many days (over 18 years) it was since Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> was last an unused sub for Portugal in a competitive game, until Norway last week. He took it well. <\/p>\n

Hell hath no fury…<\/p>\n

When Portugal\u2019s manager Jorge Jesus left Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for their game against Norway last week, and then (allegedly) let him know he wouldn\u2019t start against Denmark either, it was an act of extreme bravery on his part. <\/p>\n

Not just because there was a chance it would result in Ronaldo departing the camp in a huff (which he did), but also because it would inevitably attract the ire of the mega-protective and exceptionally bolshie women in his life. <\/p>\n

Did they keep their counsel after his walkout? Did they heck.<\/p>\n

\"Portugal'sPortugal’s forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo sits on the bench ahead the UEFA Nations League Group A4 football match between Norway and Portugal in Oslo on September 27, 2026. (Photo by Lise \u00c5serud \/ NTB \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/ Norway OUT <\/p>\n

\u201cCR7 deserved more respect,\u201d said his sister, Elma. \u201cAs for the Portuguese people, well… they don\u2019t deserve to have the best [of] anything. We are envious, disdainful, ignorant, and we deserve to return to the mediocrity we always had in football before CR7.\u201d<\/p>\n

And his wife, Georgina Rodriguez? Of Jorge Jesus she said: \u201cI don\u2019t know how this man can carry the name of Christ.\u201d Oh Lord.<\/p>\n

More word of mouth<\/p>\n

\u201cKimmich runs somewhere. Everyone immediately gives him the ball. I don\u2019t know why. Nothing comes from him.\u201d \u2013 Former German international Mario Basler struggling to see the point of Joshua Kimmich.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery good. Very, very good. Very good in the duels. He was, once again, very good. I said it four times!\u201d \u2013 Zinedine Zidane\u2019s verdict on Jeremy Jacquet\u2019s display against Italy? Well, very good.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always felt that in England, people never actually respected the quality and IQ that I play with. In Spain, they really do.\u201d \u2013 He\u2019s a confident lad, is Anthony Gordon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Haaland\u2019s head in the clouds Manchester City fans will be glued to this particular legal battle. No, not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645283,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[15561,28468,61,60,8579,112,273998],"class_list":["post-645282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-erling-haaland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-manchester-city","tag-sports","tag-zinedine-zidane"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}