Norwegian soccer star Erling Haaland's top-tier summer continues, snags pinnacle of celebrity photo-ops

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I hope you're having a good summer. I know I am.

But do you know who's having a better summer than the rest of us?

Norwegian soccer star Erling Haaland.

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Erling Haaland scored an elite celebrity social media photo as his legendary summer continues. (Photo by Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)

I don't care how great your trip down the Outer Banks was. It's no photo with Michael Jordan.

Haaland was one of the breakout stars of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He was all about embracing U.S. culture, and he led a Norwegian team that went way farther into the tournament than anyone was expecting.

He's had an elite summer already — even finding time to rip golf balls off of a boat while blasting Ella Langley tunes — but how does he keep it going?

By scoring one of the greatest social media celebrity photos you can possibly get, and that is a photo with His Airness.

I was thinking about this, and I don't think you can top Michael Jordan as far as celebrity photos that make just about everyone go, "Oh, hell yeah. That's awesome."

I'm not sure if anyone in sports even comes close. Brady might, and I think Gretzky is likely the closest, but I think Jordan still runs away with the crown.

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And when you open this up to anyone — even people outside the scope of sports — it's still hard to come up with any bigger catches when it comes to celebrity photos.

Michael Jordan has got to be one of the top celebrities you can throw on social