Soccer-Haaland becomes 'Barbarian King' in Clash of Clans

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(Reuters) - Manchester City forward Erling Haaland has become a playable character in popular mobile video game "Clash of Clans", game developer Supercell said on Tuesday.

Haaland's character is called "Barbarian King" and is the first in the game - downloaded more than 2 billion times - to be based on a real person. The 23-year-old, who is himself a fan of the game, was 12 years old when it was first released.