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Haaland Becomes Norway's All-time Leading Scorer

Norway's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Norway and Slovenia at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, 10 October 2024. EPA/Terje Pedersen
Norway's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Norway and Slovenia at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, 10 October 2024. EPA/Terje Pedersen
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Haaland Becomes Norway's All-time Leading Scorer

Norway's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Norway and Slovenia at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, 10 October 2024. EPA/Terje Pedersen
Norway's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Norway and Slovenia at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, 10 October 2024. EPA/Terje Pedersen

Erling Haaland marked his first game as Norway captain by becoming his country's all-time leading scorer — then appeared to indicate he will soon become a father.
The Manchester City striker scored in the seventh and 62nd minutes of Norway's 3-0 win over Slovenia in the Nations League on Thursday to move onto 34 international goals.
That's one more than the late Jorgen Juve on Norway's list of record scorers. Juve, on 33 goals, held the record since the 1930s.
“I’m proud,” Haaland was quoted as telling Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet. “It is a record that has stood for a long time.”
The 24-year-old Haaland, who has played only 36 games for Norway, posted a picture on X of himself sucking his left thumb and with a ball under his jersey. Above the picture were baby and “coming soon” emojis.

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IOC Sets January Date for 7 Presidential Candidates

The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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IOC Sets January Date for 7 Presidential Candidates

The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The International Olympic Committee has set a Jan. 30 date for the key presidential election meeting where seven candidates will meet with voters ahead of their ballot in March, The Associated Press reported.
The closed-doors meeting at IOC headquarters is the only set-piece campaign event in perhaps the most discreet and secretive election in world sports. IOC rules prohibit candidates from publishing videos, organizing public meetings or taking part in public debates.
“This in-camera meeting will give the IOC members the opportunity to hear from the seven candidates about their programs,” the Olympic body said in a statement on Thursday.
The candidates to replace outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach include three members of the executive board he chairs: vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain, Prince Feisal al Hussein of Jordan and Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe.
The other four are presidents of Olympic sports governing bodies: track and field’s Sebastian Coe of Britain; cycling’s David Lappartient from France; gymnastics leader Morinari Watanabe of Japan; and skiing’s Johan Eliasch, a Swedish-British citizen.
The vote by about 100 of their fellow IOC members is at a March 18-21 meeting near Ancient Olympia in Greece.
Bach is reaching his statutory maximum of 12 years in office and confirmed in August at the Paris Olympics that he will leave. His scheduled exit is in June after a three-month transition period with his successor.