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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Helen Wilson-Beevers

Swedish town keeps being confused with Manchester City footballer – and the tourist board isn’t happy

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The Swedish tourist board has hit back after people Googling the coastal region of Halland were asked if they meant to look up Manchester City footballer Erling Haaland instead.

The professional striker hails from Norway but his rising popularity is now causing problems for the county on the western coast of Sweden, just south of Gothenburg.

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