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Man City’s Haaland spooks locals as The Joker for Halloween – ESPNSkip to main contentSkip to navigation<>Why so serious? Man City’s Haaland spooks locals as The Joker for Halloween2dChris WrightTottenham have big problems; Haaland lifts Man City again; Griezmann scores 200; more2hGabriele MarcottiIf Man City are going to win the Premier League, all roads lead to Haaland19hMark OgdenRaucous Anfield crowd backs Slot as Liverpool returns to form2dBeth LindopTransfer rumors, news: Kane considering shock Barcelona move1hESPNBronze makes history in FIFPRO Women’s World 111hEmily KeoghplayPep Guardiola still has high hopes for his squad (0:33)Rob Dawson breaks down Pep Guardiola still believing Manchester City can challenge for a Premier League title. (0:33)Chris WrightNov 1, 2025, 09:00 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe nights are closing in, darkness is falling all around and spooky season is underway once again with the world of football being dragged into the netherworld of Halloween.As usual, many soccer stars have celebrated in style, and the social media landscape was suddenly awash with images of players and their families going all-out for the occasion.-The chaos of the U.S. Open Cup: Why Sharktopus gets a rematch-No, Saudi Arabia is not building a World Cup stadium on top of a skyscraper-Soccer’s longest away trips: Truro’s got nothing on the ‘Distance Derby’Erling HaalandManchester Citystriker Erling Haaland made a splash when he launched his YouTube channel last week with a video showinga day in the lifeof aPremier Leaguefootballer, and his follow-up post took things in a spookier direction.Haaland was filmed at home having a very professional make-up and costume job done on him, turning him into a very convincing version of The Joker as played by Heath Ledger “The Dark Knight” (albeit a version that’s 6-foot-5 and weighs 200lbs). The 25-year-old then took to the streets to freak out some locals as he ran some errands.The first person Haaland encountered in a petrol station took one good look at the giant in front of him and asked “are you the Man City boy?”, while in another store a shopper in the queue reacted by saying: “Is that Haaland? That is actually mad!”With 24 goals in 15 games for club and country so far this season, Haaland will resume his day job of frightening the life out of defenders when City playAFC Bournemouthon Sunday.Real MadridWith fixtures piling up, a couple of clubs went early with their celebrations this year as several Real Madrid players had a Halloween party two days before Oct. 31.Fresh from vanquishingBarcelonain theClásico, a number ofLos Blancos’ Brazilian contingent gathered for a fright-fest while donning an array of spooky costumes for the occasion.VinÃcius Júnior’s girlfriend, Virginia Fonseca, dressed up as Cruella de Vil, but her partner obviously didn’t get the memo about the “101 Dalmatians” theme, as he decided to go as a manic clown instead.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Virgin…
Published: 2025-11-03T14:26:31
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