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CGTN Sports Talk: Is Erling Haaland the next global superstar after Messi and Ronaldo?
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CGTN Sports Talk host Hu Zhicheng is joined by senior sports editor Josh McNally to deliberate about the 20-year-old Norwegian hotshot Erling Haaland, whose statistics for the current campaign before getting injured are nothing short of absurd.

The Golden Boy was the youngest player to score four times in a single Bundesliga game and has netted 23 goals in 23 appearances. He is also the quickest player to hit the 15-goal mark in the Champions League.

No wonder the Dortmund star is being compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. But can he justify the hype?

Erling Haaland scored 16 goals in just 18 appearances for Dortmund last season and has started the current campaign with 17 strikes in 15 games. /CFP

Erling Haaland scored 16 goals in just 18 appearances for Dortmund last season and has started the current campaign with 17 strikes in 15 games. /CFP

Norway hero Haaland (R) celebrates after scoring during their UEFA Nations League clash with Romania, Oslo, Norway, October 11, 2020. /CFP

Norway hero Haaland (R) celebrates after scoring during their UEFA Nations League clash with Romania, Oslo, Norway, October 11, 2020. /CFP

Host: Hu Zhicheng  

Guest: Josh McNally  

Cover designer: Feng Yuan  

Chief editor: Chen Ran  

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei 

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