Erling Haaland Goes Sneaker Shopping With Complex

What's up everybody? It's Joe from Complex. We're in Marbella, Spain at the Concept Store with global football superstar Erling Haaland. How you doing? I'm doing really good, thank you. Gonna do some sneaker shopping today, gonna see what he's feeling, what he's not, and then hopefully he's gonna buy some sneakers. Looking forward. Let's go. Erling, a pitcher that's very famous online, you in the Man City jersey, you had the dad on the back. Do we remember what we were wearing back then? Honestly, I have no idea. It was my father or my mother who dressed me, but I think they put on some small clothes and yeah, it was a really nice picture with the jersey, you know, and now I'm going to Man City. Yeah, it's a good picture. Definitely. And more about the jersey than the shoes back then. Yeah, I have to say it was more focused on the jersey then, to be honest. Exactly. Being involved with Nike since like 14, when was like the first time you saw sneakers as like, wow, I really want these? Do you remember? Yeah, I always liked clean shoes, you know, I always liked the Air Force One, you know, the whole white and, you know, to wash them after I used them once and so on. But I always kind of liked shoes, you know, doesn't matter the brand, and now it's getting more and more. I'm collecting shoes and I love shoes, I have to say. White on white, it's tough to keep clean. What was the cleaning? Were we doing toothbrush and soap or putting them in the wash or what? It was, first of all, to be a bit careful where you walk and so on, and also to be nice to the shoes, you know, so they don't get destroyed and they don't get used up. Treat them with care. Yeah, it's important. A little different though, I know that we're in Spain, holiday, relaxing, off-season, but you also like to relax on the farm, but I noticed you're with the cows, but all white Nike runners, are we worried about the sneakers getting dirty? These are really white. Yeah, I have to say, I was training and then after training, I went to the farm to watch the animals and so on, and I came with all white running shoes, and after, I had to throw them. I tried to wash them, but no chance, so I had to throw them. Little different than the Air… We're not wearing Air Force Ones to the farm. No, no. Okay. I want to talk about a special pair of boots, one of ones, the Golden Boy 2020 awards, black and gold. How special was it to win the award, but also get a pair of cleats, one of one, no one else has? Yeah, it was, first of all, amazing to win the award. It was a big dream to win the Golden Boy, and yeah, to get this shoe, I didn't know about it from Nike, to get it as a present and to wear them for a couple of games was amazing. I wish I could wear them for a longer time, but I couldn't, I had to go back to the other model, but look at them, it's… Crazy, with the last name. The colors is… Yeah. With the Norwegian flag here and black and a little bit gold, it doesn't get better than this. Absolutely. Erling, I want to talk some Adidas, obviously Yeezys, when you're on the road and when you're home, do you see the impact of how big these shoes are, like everyone wearing them? Yeah, it's huge, as you know, with Kanye and so on, I like them as well, I like the shoes with the kind of fresh colors and so on, and they are nice. It seems like he does so many colorways, do you like the 350s, we have the 700s up there, and even like the foam runner, you know, you're on holiday, are we having these on the beach in Marbella? Yeah, I have one at home I'm using, they're really comfortable with the look, a little bit, I don't know, you know, still, but they're really comfortable and that's the most important. We go no socks with them or are you wearing socks? Without socks. Toes out, okay, toes out. You debuted at Adidas boot, the Speedflow 2022, got them early, I think, and the blogs, anytime you wear a new boot or something like that, the blogs explode, what is he doing? Where did these come from? Do you like debuting boots and do you check online to see the reaction or not really? No, I don't check this, but my father gets this with him, but as you know, I like shoes both on and off the pitch, I like fresh football shoes, I like fresh sneakers and it's nice. So Alfie's tracking more than you. I think Alfie does a little bit more than me. Okay, love that. I want to talk about one thing online you had to see when you wore the Fear God hoodie and the Jordan 1s, sent the like footwear blogs in disarray because you were mix and matching, were you trying to send a message to brands or were you just like having fun? You know, normally it's not allowed to wear Adidas and Nike together, so that's a little bit why I did that. I got a couple of hate comments, I have to say, wearing Jordans and then Adidas, but yeah, it was just for fun, you know, it was a really nice hoodie and also I got a couple new pairs of Jordans, that's why I just mixed them both together, you know, with the outfit. So yeah, that's why. And around that time, like the Adidas Fear God hoodie, I saw Jerry Lorenzo who made it and like you, you were one of the only ones who had it. Yeah, it was us two, I got it as a present from them and it was me and him, probably still only two of us who has it. It's a really nice hoodie, I have to say, you know, Fear God, obviously everybody loves that brand and to do a collab with Adidas is even better, so I love these collaborations, you know, together with the brands, it's really nice. Erling, I want to talk about a special pair, January, you got, I don't even think it's public knowledge, but I heard Friends and Family Louis Vuitton Air Force Ones. What was it like to get those? I saw like an unboxing, we have a friend of a friend kind of who may have showed me something. What was it like to get that special pair back in January? Yeah, it was really special because then they weren't even released and it was a really nice gift from Nike to give to me. As you know, these shoes are so beautiful and with the color of Manchester City as well to get it back in January, it's really nice, so it's insane. A little foreshadowing, the Man City, and I heard that when you unboxed them, your dad got the first thing he went to, right? Yeah, exactly. Now he said, ah, City shoes. So they are, you don't have to say anything, you just see them once and it's like, wow, it's crazy. Awesome pair. Another pair of shoes I want to talk about, the Travis Scott Dunks, you're big into those. The Travis Scott Air Maxes, we saw you play in like the charity game with them a couple weeks ago and you had them early. What about those designs do you like? It seems that you're a big fan of the Travis Scott shoes. Yeah, I like them, you know, I like the collaborations, you know, together with another brand and so on. I love it. It's really nice when they are a bit special, you know, you wear them a bit for special occasions and so on. I love them and also take good care of them. Exactly. And you said you even clean these? Yeah, of course. Curling with all the sneakers, you're still cleaning. I love that. All the sneakers that you accumulate, you're still cleaning. Yeah, I have to have clean shoes. The worst thing I see is dirty shoes and I have to take good care of them because it's a bit important to me. We got to talk, I know you get asked about it a lot, Float Kings. Float Kings, you know, you said that on the pitch style, you kind of like do your own thing, but was there any rappers that you grew up looking style wise? Because you guys were doing your own thing. Good question. First of all, I can say easy now, I'm not a rapper. This is something I can confirm now. You pivoted to another field, right? Literally. I did something else with football and I think it was a good choice. This was really fun with my friends and so on, I have to say, but any rappers, sometimes I think rappers can become a little bit too much, you know, with all the bling bling and so on. And this is not so much for me, but then some people, you know, Drake has some nice outfits and shoes and yeah, also I'd say DJ Khaled has a nice Jordan. Jordan 5. 5, yeah. Yeah, Jordan 5, you saw those new colors coming out. Yeah, yeah, insane, you know, with the best on it, so there is some nice ones, I have to say. Khaled's been on the show a couple times. I also noticed the Dolce & Gabbana fit. Yeah, yeah. The lion, and he posted it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He had the collab with Dolce & Gabbana and I loved it. I had to have it, I sent it to them, can I please get it, you know, with the lion, it was really nice. He has some nice collabs as well. Yeah. Are you going to try to get the Jordan 5s that are coming out Wednesday with you? Hopefully. I think we have to try to reach him so I can get them. Okay. We'll try to set that up. Well, we talked about everything, now is the easy part, browse the shelves, see what you're going to take home. Actually, I have a small gift for you, so can I please get the gift in here? Thank you. First of all, look, it's Sneaker Shopping JLP in Holland. Oh, man. Amazing. I've got two jerseys for you, one red and one white. Wow. Thank you so much. Of course, with Holland at the back. Nice. So, I think this will fit you good. Awesome. Thank you so much, man. Appreciate the gift, appreciate your time, now it's your time to shop. Let's go. Welcome to the Concept Store. How can I help you today? I would love to have some Yeezys, since it's summer, I would love to have some summer colors and you know, all the white ones, you know, they would look good on me and I would also ... Sit. Cool. This is also nice. It's a lot of nice Jordans here, I have to say, so the first thing that was hitting me was ... The Apricot. Yeah. These. And I also saw a couple of others over here. Yeah. The one that hits me is the G-Dragon. I get these now and in six months they will become a completely different shoe, so that's ... That's nice. It's like you bought two pairs. Exactly. So, I have to take these. Hope you found everything you need by us, bro. Yes, I found everything. So, your total is €4,020. Please. Thank you. Thank you so much. You're welcome. Thank you. Pleasure. I hope you enjoy them. Thank you. Good to see you. Thank you so much. Always welcome at the Concept Store. Thank you. So, Erling came through, thanks so much for taking the time, told some great stories, appreciate it, man. It was a really good time and why I came here, because of nice shoes, so ... Look at that. So, I'm happy. I'm happy. You know where to find them. On the Pitch, Man City, this season. Good luck, man. Thank you, my friend. Thank you.