Solbakken Shields Haaland from Press Questions

Norwegian Football Federation protected Erling Braut Haaland from press questions on Saturday after it was revealed Manchester City was found guilty of numerous violations. Haaland was originally scheduled to attend a press conference with Solbakken, but the plan changed after the City news broke. syntagm.co.za

Solbakken confirmed he was involved in the decision to keep Haaland away from the press conference, stating: 'It is obviously that we want to give him the best possible conditions to concentrate on the match. You know what has been the topic the last 24 hours, and it has nothing to do with the Nations League.' The manager confirmed Haaland will start against Portugal on Sunday.