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The Manchester City striker’s dad clashed with Los Blancos supporters as his son failed to sparkle in the Champions League semi-final in Spain
Erling Haaland's dad Alf-Inge was escorted out of a corporate box at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night after clashing with Real Madrid supporters during their Champions League semi-final against Manchester City.
The Norwegian, 50, was in attendance to watch his son lead Pep Guardiola's attack in their 1-1 draw against the reigning European champions.
But Alf-Inge, the former City, Nottingham Forest and Leeds player, was removed from his hospitality area after goading a section of Real Madrid fans sat directly in front of him.
Haaland, who was waving with both hands while smiling at supporters below him, also cupped his ears to the Real Madrid fans and appeared to make an obscene gesture as the chants continued in his direction.
Reports in Spain even accused Haaland of throwing peanuts at Real Madrid fans at the beginning of the second half.
Alf-Inge later tweeted on Wednesday morning: “Ok. RM (Real Madrid) was not happy we were celebrating KDB (Kevin De Bruyne's) goal. Other than that we had to move because RM fans not happy with 1-1.”
Footage captured by fans in the immediate vicinity showed stadium security arriving to escort Haaland senior, who is a regular in the crowd at Erling's games, out of the corporate box.
It looked as though the incident occurred while the match was going on, with screens in the background still showing the action.
His son Erling, who joined Man City last summer for £51 million and earns £865,000-a-week, was unable to add to his 51 goals in his stunning debut season for the Premier League champions.
The 22-year-old was impressively shackled by Real Madrid's central defensive partnership of Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba during the semi-final first leg.
The 6'4 colossus was actually born in Leeds as his father was playing there in 2000, meaning he has dual citizenship.
During his own spell as a player at Manchester City, Alf-Inge suffered a nasty knee injury playing against Manchester United that ultimately curtailed his career.
In April 2001, United captain Roy Keane lined up against Haaland and left his opponent flat out on the turf following a shocking knee-high challenge.
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