England World Cup players adopt stray cat from Qatar that kept turning up to their hotel

• Two of England's soccer players have adopted a stray cat from Qatar.
• Nicknamed Dave, the feline has been taken in by John Stones and Kyle Walker.

England's national soccer team may not have won the World Cup, but two of its players won't be coming home from Qatar empty handed.

According to CNN, England and Manchester City duo John Stones and Kyle Walker have adopted a stray cat that kept turning up to the team's hotel throughout the tournament.

Nicknamed Dave, the two players had posted regular updates and pictures of the cat most evenings.

"He was just there one day, so we've just adopted him, me and Stonesy," Walker told the Football Association's official media channel.

"First day we got there, Dave pops out," Stones said. "Every night he sat there waiting for his food."

According to the BBC, Dave left Qatar just hours after England's players, following the team's 2-1 defeat to France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday.

The cat will spend four months in quarantine before moving into his new home.

Stray cats are a common sight in Qatar, and while Stones and Walker may have befriended Dave, not everybody at the tournament was a fan of the wandering felines.

Earlier in December, a Brazilian media officer left journalists shocked when he, quite literally, tossed a stray cat out of a press conference.

Brazil forward Vinícius Jr. was speaking to the media ahead of his team's World Cup quarterfinal match against Croatia when a cat jumped onto the table.

The cat wandered across the table to the unnamed media officer, who proceeded to grab it by the scruff of its neck and throw it on the floor.

As journalists gasped, the media officer shrugged his shoulders, while Vinícius laughed.

Animal rights organization PETA was not impressed, tweeting: "What's this guy's problem?"

"We hope someone is looking after this sweet cat who is probably homeless — just like so many others," PETA added.