Norway’s forward Haaland made it to the final eight of the World Cup. In the scene where he reunited with Takumi Minamino, his former colleague at Salzburg, the scene where he ran up to him and hugged his shoulder after halftime became a hot topic. His “monster” behavior on the pitch and the innocent side he shows to Japanese fans and former teammates. This gap has led to comments such as “It’s like Majin Buu” and “I can’t hate it,” reaffirming the reason why it is loved on the Japanese internet. *This video is explanatory content that reconstructs news reports and online reactions. *Fan comments are a reconstruction of online reactions and are not verbatim quotes. *Includes AI-generated audio and editing. Source: ・5channel https://hayabusa9.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1783659067/ ・Video: Manchester City Official AnyMusic (bebopper)
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