Cats can play soccer too
This is too cute. A new competitor at the World Cup games today:
It's summertime, and everybody's got World Cup fever, even pets! This cute kitten apparently got a little overexcited during a pre-Cup exhibition soccer match -- oops, we mean association football match -- between Tunisia and France. Fortunately, player Yassine Mikari of the Tunisian team was quick enough on his feet catch the furry feline and carry it to safety.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(
Would love to read about what happened to the kitty after the game. Like a happy ending? A for ever home, perhaps?
Aww! Too cute!