When it comes to scoring goals, Englishman Harry Kane and Norwegian Erling Haaland stand among the elite strikers in world football. But away from the pitch, the lives of the two men look entirely different — in terms of wealth, lifestyle, personal interests, and even the personal brand each has built.
The Sun, in a special report on the two stars' lives off the field, notes that all eyes will turn to the anticipated quarter-final World Cup clash between England captain and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane and Norway's talisman and Manchester City star Erling Haaland — a match bringing together two of the best forwards in the world.
The paper quotes public relations expert and head of PR at ATL agency Megan Dooley, who says Kane represents the model of the modern professional: focused on his family and shunning the spotlight, while Haaland has chosen to build a different image — one built on humour, fashion, and entertainment content on social media. Together, they present two entirely different models of what stardom means in 2026.
Harry Kane, 32, has a net worth of approximately £110 million, making him the tenth wealthiest sportsman in the United Kingdom. He has benefited from substantial salaries at Tottenham Hotspur and now Bayern Munich, where the England captain earns a basic salary of around £23 million a year, plus performance-related bonuses.
Haaland, 25, has in turn amassed a net worth of approximately £74 million following a 10-year contract extension with Manchester City, where he earns a basic salary of £28 million a year, in addition to bonuses tied to goals scored and trophies won.
Both stars have invested a significant portion of their wealth in luxury real estate. Kane is building a grand mansion worth £20 million in the exclusive Wentworth estate in Surrey, England — despite currently living in Germany. The property features an underground garage equipped with a rotating car platform, and local residents have described it as resembling Buckingham Palace.
Haaland, meanwhile, lives with his wife Isabel and their son in a rural mansion in Cheshire valued at £6.2 million, which features 10 bedrooms, a lake, an outdoor swimming pool, extensive gardens, a carriage house, and stables, affording him the privacy to escape the pressures of football. The Norwegian star also owns a luxury villa in the Golden Mile area of Marbella, Spain, valued at £5.5 million, as well as a luxury apartment in the Norwegian capital Oslo worth £2.6 million.
Harry Kane's love story with his wife Katie Goodland is one of the most celebrated romances in football. The pair met during their school years and were photographed together as children at an event with David Beckham in 2005. The couple now lead a stable family life with their four children: Ivy, Vivienne, Louis, and Henry.