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Blake Schuster

Please enjoy 5 minutes of an MLS grounds crew trying to get a raccoon off the field

Most of the time, when the field of play is invaded at a sporting event, it’s quite annoying. Most of the time.

The exception is when the invader happens to have paws.

Which brings us to Subaru Park in Philadelphia where the Union were hosting NYCFC in some midweek MLS action on Wednesday night. Barely 20 minutes into the action, play was halted thanks to a raccoon that somehow made its way into the stadium, got down to field level and made itself at home on the pitch.

It took nearly five minutes before the grounds crew could safely capture the critter and the video is all the zen you need today.

Shoutout to the broadcast crew for giving us their best Kevin Harlan impression. NYCFC won the game 2-1 after the interruption and it’s not hard to see why. The home fans just couldn’t get back into the game after the raccoon was taken away.

But fear not! Our hero has been released back into the wild to hopefully teach all of his friends about the beautiful game.

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