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When the viking gone Country shopping cowboy upErling Haaland, Norway’s large, maniacal striker, has several exceedingly Norwegian traits. He sometimes exercises by chopping wood in the forest. He consumes 6,000 calories a day. After training sessions, he drinks raw milk. He owns a tax-sheltered investment company in Luxembourg named Pillage. He bought an edition of the “Heimskringla,” a 13th-century Old Norse saga, for $130,000—then donated it to his local library because, he explained, “I’ve never been much of a reader.” He has flowing blond hair, often compared to a Viking’s. He brings the intensity of a raiding party to the sport. Wild Bill’s Western Wear Downtown Dallas TXWell, this just happened. 🤠⚽ Erling Haaland visited Wild Bill’s, and we’re still smiling about it! One for the history books.As a family-owned business, moments like these mean the world to us. Thank you for stopping by and spending time with our team. We’re especially happy to hear you had a great time during your visit—that’s exactly the kind of experience we hope every guest leaves with.Haaland scores goals at a higher rate than almost any soccer player ever. He has said, “I think of football all the time.” His wake-up alarm plays the theme song for the Champions League. He once posted a photo of himself on a plane, staring ahead intensely, with the caption “Just raw dogged a 7 hour flight no phone no sleep no water no food only map.” The Guardian once called him a “ravenous Nordic goal-yeti.”Haaland’s style of play elicits not wonder but terror. He is enormous: six feet five, 200 pounds, about the size and speed of the N.F.L. wide receiver Randy Moss. “Watching him, I sometimes find myself giggling as I might over a big, obscene crash at a demolition derby,” Zach Helfand writes. Read more: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_CTMegFollowing a World Cup victory, Norwegian soccer star Erling Haaland visited Wild Bill’s Western Store in Downtown Dallas, buying cowboy boots and a popular t-shirt that is now nearly sold out after going viral on social media.