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Fortune
Emma Burleigh

When Erling Haaland isn’t playing for Norway in the World Cup, he's investing in a chess championship and playing an animated Viking

Erling Haaland #9 of Norway (Credit: Julian Finney - FIFA / Contributor / Getty Images)

Norway is facing off against England in the World Cup quarterfinals—a historic feat for the Scandinavian country that has never advanced this far at a men’s World Cup. And the breakout star of Norway’s soccer team is striker Erling Haaland, whose career accolades are extending well beyond the pitch.

The Norwegian soccer star is estimated to earn $60 million annually on the field, one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, according to Forbes. But Haaland is also carving out a name in business through Pillage, his Luxembourg-based investment company backing ventures across finance, technology, and real estate.

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