Norway's Erling Haaland brought a $750 taxidermy raccoon home from the World Cup
Norway striker Erling Haaland took home a tipsy raccoon as a keepsake of his time in the US.He left the plane at Oslo with the taxidermied raccoon in one hand and a Dolce & Gabbana bag in the other.Haaland's fashion sense and meme-worthy presence have made him one of the World Cup's most viral players.The FIFA World Cup's most viral football player left the US with a rather peculiar souvenir.Norway's striker Erling Haaland returned home after his team lost to England in the quarter-finals on Sunday. He exited the plane at Oslo's Gardermoen Airport on Monday in style, carrying a $750 taxidermy raccoon in one hand and a Dolce & Gabbana tote bag in the other."It followed me home," he joked of the raccoon in the caption of his Monday X post.It followed me home 🦝🤣 pic.twitter.com/IwMhgv0CAb— Erling Haaland (@Erling) July 13, 2026 The raccoon was from Wild Bill's Western Store in Dallas, a family-owned business that Haaland visited at the start of July, according to an Instagram post by the store.
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Norway striker Erling Haaland took home a tipsy raccoon as a keepsake of his time in the US.He left the plane at Oslo with the taxidermied raccoon in one hand and a Dolce & Gabbana bag in the other.Haaland's fashion sense and meme-worthy presence have made him one of the World Cup's most viral players.The FIFA World Cup's most viral football player left the US with a rather peculiar souvenir.Norway's striker Erling Haaland returned home after his team lost to England in the quarter-finals on Sunday. He exited the plane at Oslo's Gardermoen Airport on Monday in style, carrying a $750 taxidermy raccoon in one hand and a Dolce & Gabbana tote bag in the other."It followed me home," he joked of the raccoon in the caption of his Monday X post.It followed me home 🦝🤣 pic.twitter.com/IwMhgv0CAb— Erling Haaland (@Erling) July 13, 2026 The raccoon was from Wild Bill's Western Store in Dallas, a family-owned business that Haaland visited at the start of July, according to an Instagram post by the store. The store's website says it's been in operation for more than 40 years.The business has jumped on the Haaland hype train, posting a picture of him on its website's homepage wearing a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and a shirt that reads: "Y'all can kiss my Dallas.""As a family-owned business, moments like these mean the world to us," the store wrote in an Instagram post on July 5. "Thank you for stopping by and spending time with our team."The raccoon, mounted on a wooden board and holding a whiskey bottle, is sold out on Wild Bill's storefront, with the notice "inventory on the way."The shop has also started international shipping since Haaland's visit, after it was flooded with comments from Norwegians and other foreigners interested in its products.Haaland, known for his blond man bun, funny facial expressions, and goal-scoring prowess, is perhaps the most viral player in this year's World Cup.
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- Norway striker Erling Haaland took home a tipsy raccoon as a keepsake of his time in the US.He left the plane at Oslo with the taxidermied raccoon in one hand and a Dolce & Gabbana bag in the other.Haaland's fashion sense and meme-worthy presence have made him one of the World Cup's most viral players.The FIFA World Cup's most viral football player left the US with a rather peculiar souvenir.Norway's striker Erling Haaland returned home after his team lost to England in the quarter-finals on Sunday. He exited the plane at Oslo's Gardermoen Airport on Monday in style, carrying a $750 taxidermy raccoon in one hand and a Dolce & Gabbana tote bag in the other."It followed me home," he joked of the raccoon in the caption of his Monday X post.It followed me home 🦝🤣 pic.twitter.com/IwMhgv0CAb— Erling Haaland (@Erling) July 13, 2026 The raccoon was from Wild Bill's Western Store in Dallas, a family-owned business that Haaland visited at the start of July, according to an Instagram post by the store.
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