India, July 11 -- Erling Haaland is making headlines away from football this week. While the Norway striker continues his country's historic run at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, an old rap song he recorded as a teenager has climbed to No. 1 on Spotify in Norway. The song, called Kygo Jo, was originally released in 2016 when Haaland was just 15 years old. He recorded it with fellow Norway youth internationals Erik Botheim and Erik Tobias Sandberg under the group name Flow Kingz.

A decade later, the track has found a new audience after Norwegian DJ Kygo released a remix during Norway's World Cup campaign. According to ESPN, Kygo had promised to remix the song if Haaland scored against Brazil in the Round of 16. Haaland then scored both goals in...