😲 Well done, referee: Haaland's dad lays into the ref! | OneFootball

Alfie Haaland is known as a passionate supporter of his son Erling and the Norwegian national team.

The former pro has a rather extravagant public persona and rarely shies away from blunt words. That was also the case after the World Cup quarter-final against England, which the Norwegians lost 2-1 after extra time.

Haaland Sr. did not offer congratulations to the victorious Three Lions. Instead, he wrote on 'X': "Well done, Bellingham and referee."

So alongside a brief tribute to brace-scorer Bellingham, referee Clement Turpin in particular found himself in Haaland’s line of fire. 

What the 53-year-old was referring to seems fairly clear. Before England’s equaliser to make it 1-1, the ball allegedly touched the suspension of a SkyCam. According to the rules, a goal must not stand in such a case.

But what does FIFA say? The world governing body made it clear during the match itself that the sensor in the ball had shown no "heartbeat." There was therefore "no evidence that the ball touched the cable and changed the movement of the ball."

It is not possible to fully clear up the incident at this point. But Alfie Haaland appears to have already made up his mind.

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