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And it\u2019s dead! Snapchat mastermind and man who gets a lot of money to play soccer Erling Haaland is out of the World Cup<\/a> and headed back to Norway, but not without some souvenirs. He brought home a taxidermied raccoon drinking from a liquor bottle. Because in the land of the free and home of Bass Pro Shops<\/a>, why wouldn\u2019t you want to take home a literal stuffed animal? \u201cIt followed me home \ud83e\udd9d\ud83e\udd23,\u201d he wrote<\/a> on Instagram with a pic of his new friend. He did ask his followers for help picking a name: Cowboy, Ranger, TEX, or ROW (Raccoon on Wheels). We vote Cowboy, for yee-haw reasons.<\/p>\n According to Vogue<\/a>, he picked up the critter at Wild Bill\u2019s Western Store in Dallas, Texas, for $750, big bucks for the average person. But that\u2019s literally peanuts for a man with a net worth close to $80 million<\/a>. He\u2019s paying peanuts to bring a trash panda to an international destination. When that little guy was living his best life, eating out of a dumpster and being a part of\u00a0OG viral videos<\/a>, did he ever imagine that, in his afterlife, he would be going home with one of the most beloved soccer players from this year\u2019s World Cup? No, but he\u2019s going home with a bottle to celebrate.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Vulture Daily<\/p>\n An entertainment newsletter for the pop-culture obsessed.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n