- Manchester City's Erling Haaland has become a first-time father in recent days
- Pep Guardiola accidentally revealed the big news in a post-match interview
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Pep Guardiola accidentally revealed that Erling Haaland has become a first-time father in recent days.
The Manchester City manager let the news slip after his team's 2-0 win at Leicester on Sunday.
Haaland scored his second goal in just 50 days as City ended their five-game losing streak and earned their first away win since October 20 against Wolves.
The Norwegian announced that his partner, Isabel Haugseng Johansen, was pregnant in October 2024.
Celebrating becoming Norway's all-time top scorer after a 3-0 win over Slovenia, the striker was pictured with the ball under his shirt and with his thumb in his mouth to show that he will soon become a father.
Guardiola expressed his sympathy towards his star No. 9 amid his poor form, while highlighting Haaland's big news in the process.
Erling Haaland announced in October that his partner Isabel Haugseng Johansen was pregnant
Isabel, 20, met Manchester City's star striker when they were both playing at the academy in Bryne.
Guardiola accidentally let the news that Haaland was a father slip in a post-match interview
“Erling has sometimes been misjudged, but it's part of football. He's tired, he's played a lot of minutes,” he said.
“In the last few days he has become a father for the first time. There are a lot of emotions and an exciting few days for him.”
Isabel, 20, who is a footballer and also works part-time in a fashion store, is believed to have met Haaland at the Bryne youth academy, for which they both played.
They started dating when he was at Borussia Dortmund, and Isabel made frequent trips to visit him.
Haaland joined Bryne at the age of five and spent more than 10 years with the Norwegian side before spells at RB Salzburg, Dortmund and now City.
Despite a quiet private life and no social media presence, she has been seen more frequently in the public eye during Haaland's time at Man City, celebrating his trophy successes with him.
Isabel was born and raised in the small town of Bryne, a small town with a population of 12,465, a long way from the bustling city of Manchester.