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Erling Haaland and Casper Ruud are flying the Norwegian flag high at the top of their sports, with Brighton and Hove Albion Women’s new recruit Elisabeth Terland inspired by her compatriots.
Norway international Terland left SK Brann for Brighton in August and will hope to make her Women’s Super League debut on Friday against Arsenal.
The 21-year-old, who has 13 international caps, referenced the rapid start Haaland has made to life at Manchester City, where he has scored 13 goals in just nine appearances since leaving Borussia Dortmund.
Haaland enjoyed a reunion with his former club on Wednesday, netting a sublime acrobatic finish to take his tally to 26 goals in 21 Champions League appearances – a strike every 62 minutes on average.
With City’s new recruit taking the Premier League by storm, Terland hopes to emulate her fellow Norwegian as she prepares for a new challenge in England.
“The things he’s doing at the moment are sick. It’s just cool to see how a player can come into a new league and come into a new team and just perform time after time,” she told Stats Perform.
“Of course, it’s inspiring. Everybody from Norway is really proud of him and what he’s doing. Everybody is supporting him. He’s a good product of our country.”
While Haaland has made a flying start at City, tennis player Ruud reached his second major final of the season at the US Open.
Carlos Alcaraz proved a step too far for Ruud in the battle for the world number one spot at Flushing Meadows on Sunday, but the 23-year-old is another compatriot serving as inspiration for Terland.
“I did watch a little bit [of the US Open final]. It was quite late. Of course, it’s just as inspiring to see people doing well in [other] sports,” she added.
“That makes you want to do well in sports as well. [He is] a great athlete and does it time after time as well. Hopefully, next time he will win.”
