England World Cup teammates befriend stray cat at hotel, give him a new home

For the past few weeks soccer fans around the world have been captivated by the FIFA World Cup. It’s always thrilling to root on your home country, even if it often ends with disappointment when they’re eliminated.

UK fans were left with that disappointment last weekend as England was eliminated after a loss in the quarter-finals — but it turns out, they didn’t go home empty-handed after all, as one sweet story reveals.

DOHA, QATAR – NOVEMBER 21: Starting line-up of England during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and IR Iran at Khalifa International Stadium on November 21, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

While staying in Qatar for the World Cup, the team found an unexpected new mascot. They were dining at their hotel on their first day of arrival when a stray cat came up to them.

Will the stray cat follow this couple all the way home?  

They named the cat Dave, and after feeding him some food, the cat became attached. “Every night, he’s there sat waiting for his food,” teammate John Stones said