Norway's Erling Haaland brought a $750 taxidermy raccoon home from the World Cup
Norwegian football star Erling Haaland returned from the US with a $750 taxidermied raccoon as a souvenir. The item was purchased at a family-owned store in Dallas, which has since seen a surge in international interest.
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Haaland's gift to himself after the World Cup was a taxidermied raccoon. Jan Langhaug / NTB / AFP via Getty Images 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.
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