England take World Cup mascot Dave home, cat welcomed by No. 10's chief mouser Larry

England’s dream of lifting their second World Cup was shattered on 10 December when Gareth Southgate’s side endured a 2-1 defeat against France in the quarter-final at the Al Bayt Stadium. Putting aside the disappointment, the English footballers managed to make a new friend during the Qatar trip. The players encountered a stray cat, named Dave outside their Doha hotel and made it their honourary mascot. Now, their furry friend got the opportunity to fly to the UK as a part of the squad. Following the announcement, Larry the cat, popularly known as the chief mouser to London’s Cabinet Office, welcomed Dave to join the celebrity cat community in England.

Welcome to the team Dave x https://t.co/xfhtNl939h

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) December 11, 2022

The recent post on Larry’s official Twitter handle read, “Welcome to the team Dave x.” The post was accompanied by a short video breaking out the news of Dave going to have a new life in Europe. As spotted in the clip, he was put in a cat carrier and would leave Al Wakrah two hours after the England unit had departed the city.

It will be about four months before Dave is reunited with his mates at Manchester, even though the England team was landing on home soil on Sunday night. He must prepare by getting his vaccinations and then spend a lot of time alone, almost four months, per quarantine regulations.

Since being dropped on the internet, Larry’s Twitter post has received more than 2 lakh views and has garnered over 11,000 likes so far.

Applauding the decision to adopt, a user wrote, “I hope he has somewhere warm to stay as there’s such a temp difference, poor lad. But good if he’s looked after.”

I hope he has somewhere warm to stay as there’s such a temp difference, poor lad. But good if he’s looked after. I wonder whose idea it was