After Borussia Dortmund's 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal tie on Tuesday, Haaland was hunted down by an assistant referee who was desperate for his autograph.
Romanian linesman Octavian Sovre approached the Dortmund superstar in the tunnel following the match, asking for his signature as other players walked on by.
Haaland duly obliged, signing the assistant referee's yellow card. The incident was caught on camera by BT Sport.
A referee’s assistant should not be asking a player for autographs after a match in the tunnel as happened with Haaland.
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) April 6, 2021
UEFA won’t want to see this surely pic.twitter.com/nA94n3k27W
Pep on assistant referee asking for Haaland's autograph: "They told me. Maybe he’s a fan. Why not? The referees were brilliant, the game was not a problem. The VAR told me it was not a penalty and Bellingham, the leg is higher than expected. Yeah, the referees were perfect."
— Mark Critchley (@mjcritchley) April 6, 2021