{"id":300044,"date":"2023-12-09T13:54:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T13:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300044"},"modified":"2023-12-09T13:54:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T13:54:08","slug":"ronaldo-dropped-by-haaland-as-man-city-ace-issues-apology-and-family-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/ronaldo-dropped-by-haaland-as-man-city-ace-issues-apology-and-family-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo dropped by Haaland as Man City ace issues apology and family reason"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Erling Haaland issued a tongue-in-cheek apology to Brazilian football legend Ronaldo after dropping him from his Ultimate Team squad on EA FC 24, formerly known as FIFA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Norweigan goal machine benched 94-rated Ronaldo for his 85-rated cousin and\u00a0Oud-Heverlee Leuven\u00a0striker Jontan Brunes up front. Posting a picture of his star-studded Ultimate Team to his Instagram story, Haaland wrote: “Sorry @ronaldo have to drop you for my cousin @jontanbrunes.”<\/p>\n

Brunes recently moved to the Belgian Pro League after tearing it up in Norwegian football. The 23-year-old scored 12 goals in 15 games on loan at IK Start in 1. division last season and was subject to interest from around Europe over the summer.<\/p>\n

According to Foot Mercato, French club Le Harve were keen on bringing in Brunes to lead their line this season. The\u00a0newly-promoted Ligue 1 side identified Haaland’s cousin as an ideal signing to help them compete in France’s top-tier but in the end, it was Oud-Heverlee who secured his signature.<\/p>\n

Brunes is yet to make a senior appearance for the Norway national team so fans will have to wait a little while longer before they see the Scandinavian cousins join forces up top. However, Haaland is already trying out the partnership on EA FC 24.<\/p>\n

The duo were in good company in Haaland’s Ultimate Team which is filled to the brim with world-class players from past and present. In defence,\u00a0Roberto Carlos starts at left-back, while Real Madrid’s Eder Militao and Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk combine at centre-back with Man City right-back Kyle Walker completing the back four.<\/p>\n

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