Despite their differences—Karim plays as a right back while Erling excels in the spearhead—Karim Rifaat, “Halland,” the Egyptian Al-Mahalla spinning player, said that his resemblance to the renowned Norwegian top scorer originated as a joke before the parallels between them were noticed.
told Al Arabiya, Rifaat.
on the “Halland” title’s hidden meaning: The matter was a joke between me and my teammates as well as the fans, and when I was ascended to the first team under the leadership of coach Baba Vasilio, and some pictures spread to me during the training I saw everyone talking about me and likening me to Halland.
He continued: Although I play as a right back, the name came due to the existence of a similarity between us and also we have the same “haircut”, and I read many bad and negative comments after my colleagues called me “Halland”, but it came to the attack and ridicule on the part of some on the communication sites However, as athletes, we become accustomed to these circumstances and limit our attention to the playing field. Nonetheless, I consider it an honour to be welcomed in the name of one of the greatest football players in history, and this title puts a lot of strain on my mind.
I am eight years old, and Halland said, “My career in the world of football.” Kareem, nicknamed “Halland”, was escalated for the first team of Al -Mahalla spinning a short time ago under the leadership of Cypriot coach Nikudmos Papasilio, in contrast, Halland “The Real” is born in the year 2000, and is one of the most important football players in nearly 3 years.
In this regard, Karim noted the difference between Egypt and Europe: “There has been a phenomenon in Egypt for almost 10 years and continues to this day, which is the treatment of the 22-year-old player as an emerging player, which is completely wrong, as there are many players in the youth sectors of the clubs,” Al -Masry is better than the players of the first team, but the elderly players are preferred as they have experience, and the matter is different between us and European football in everything, in psychological, mental and sports dealing with young players, so we see a 15 or 16 -year -old player is The star and goal of his team and one of the most prominent players in the world.
Knowing that Argentine Aguero retired last season due to heart issues, “Halland” will play with his colleague Abdul Rahman Atef “Aguero” this season.
“Halland Egypt”: I was made fun of for comparing the Norwegian to “a joke.”
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