Dave followed the Three Lions home after their Qatar departure and will later join teammates John Stones and Kyle Walker .
Every four years , star instrumentalist find young club teams after excelling on the world ’s big stage : the FIFA World Cup . This class , that radical includes Dave the cat .
Dave , a hungry stray African tea , met members of the English national squad during its stay at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar . He join the Three Lions during meal , becoming the squad ’s unofficial mascot , grant to the BBC .
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" The first day we got there , we ’ve come , like , a little table around the recession , " guardian John Stones say . " Next instant , Dave pops out . Then every nighttime he ’s there , posture wait for his food . "
Stone ( who advert Dave ) and fellow defender Kyle Walker became the biggest " Big Dave " buff , and the cat rapidly gain fame , so much so that a newsman require Walker about him during a news conference .
" He ’s doing well , and hopefully I can bond to my promise where I said that he would come home with us if we [ were ] to deliver the goods the World Cup , " hesaid .
Welp , that wo n’t happen after England lose to France in the quarterfinal , but fortuitously Dave is still on his way to England . He ’ll get toreunitewith Walker and Stones , who play for the same club , Manchester City . ( Maybe he ’ll get to meetLarryeventually . )
The BBC account Dave left Qatar about two hr after the squad did . He ’ll natter a veterinarian — getting somevaccinationsand rakehell tests — and remain in quarantine for four months before lead to his new home . Thanks , Dave , for being a burnished spot during , minus a few exceptions , ableakandtragicevent .
