FIFA World Cup players

Following Saturday's 2-1 loss against France at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, England players Kyle Walker and John Stones adopted a stray cat they bonded with at ...

The adoption news broke following [England's 2-1 loss against France](https://people.com/royals/prince-william-reacts-france-defeating-england-2022-world-cup/) at Saturday's World Cup quarterfinal match. W." Every night he sat there waiting for his food," added Stones, 28, who came up with Dave's name. [gutted for all of you](https://people.com/royals/prince-william-reacts-france-defeating-england-2022-world-cup/)," the Prince of Wales wrote. "First day we got there ... Some people really don't like the cat, but I love him."

Kyle Walker and John Stones adopts Dave, who befriended team at training base.

Dave pops out,” Stones added. First day we got there … Some people really don’t like the cat, but I love him.

A cat that befriended two England football players and became the team's unofficial mascot in Qatar is heading to the U.K. where he will be rehomed.

The organization said that the cats are forced to fight for food and deal with desert heat that can reach over 100 degrees in the summer. "Hopefully I can stick to my promise where I said that he would come home with us if we was to win the World Cup." "As he's going to the U.K. Another cat interrupted a press conference last Wednesday with Brazil's Vinícius Júnior by climbing onto a table where the footballer was seated. England may have been knocked out of the World Cup, but that doesn't mean the team is going home empty-handed. Stones said that, after feeding the new feline friend dinner, Dave kept coming back.

England players had promised to bring home Dave, a stray cat, along with them after developing a bond with the feline at their team hotel.

In a video posted on Twitter, it wrote: “Dave the cat is coming home. The cat left Al Wakrah just two hours after the squad had departed and will first head to a local veterinary clinic. Dave, a stray cat, who had developed a bond with the England players as it stayed close to their team hotel, will be flown to the UK.

The purring predator has won hearts as the players' unofficial mascot. They originally said they'd bring stray Dave back if they won the trophy, but decided to ...

Dave has won not just the hearts of the England players, but also the attention of the world's media - with Welcome to the team Dave x— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) And he took to calling him "Big Dave" after the four-legged dinner guest started to get a bit "greedy". Dave became a regular fixture at the team's dinner table, where Walker says he was "welcome" - but not everyone agreed. Fleet-footed Dave the Cat will be swapping Qatari warmth for English chill - and just in time for the January transfer window. World Cup 2022: Dave the cat coming home with England team

The cat left Al Wakrah just two hours after the squad had departed and will first head to a local veterinary clinic for tests and vaccinations.

They named the cat Dave and gave it food every night during their four-week stay in Qatar. The cat was also unofficially adopted by the players as the team's mascot as it spent a lot of time with them. Dave stayed close to their team hotel and developed a bond with the England players especially defenders Kyle Walker and John Stones.

England players John Stones and Kyle Walker adopted a cat named Dave at the Qatar World Cup. The stray will move to Manchester after four months in ...

He had a little scrap with another cat the other night. Dave's fine, thank you for asking." He had said: "Dave is fine.