Premier League - Cat stops play at Anfield

Mon, 06 Feb 21:53:00 2012

Liverpool’s Premier League match against Tottenham was brought to an unusual halt by the arrival of a cat on the field of play at Anfield.

Cat stops play at Anfield

The grey and white moggy sauntered on to the pitch 11 minutes into the contest and ran around happily for a minute.

Surging towards the Tottenham goal, the feline played a game of cat and mouse with Spurs keeper Brad Friedel.

The cat did a better job of beating him than Liverpool’s strikers, who drew a blank on the evening in a 0-0 draw.

Strutting off the pitch, the cat looked unsure what to do next – but fortunately the stewards positioned by the corner flag were able to remove it safely from the action.

Little did the cat know, however, that he had rapidly become an internet sensation. More than one spoof Twitter account for the cat had been set up within minutes of the incident, with several thousand followers signing up for updates.

“I officially have more goalscoring opportunities than Andy Carroll this evening,” the ‘cat’ tweeted midway through the first half.

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    Premier League­ 2011-2012 - Full Table­

    Pos.

    Team

    Pl

    W

    D

    L

    GF

    GA

    +/-

    Pts

    ­ 1

    Manchester City­

    25

    19

    3

    3

    64

    19

    45

    60

    2

    Manchester United­

    25

    18

    4

    3

    61

    25

    36

    58

    3

    Tottenham Hotspur­

    25

    16

    5

    4

    49

    25

    24

    53

    4

    Arsenal­

    25

    13

    4

    8

    48

    35

    13

    43

    5

    Chelsea­

    25

    12

    7

    6

    44

    31

    13

    43

    6

    Newcastle United­

    25

    12

    6

    7

    36

    36

    0

    42

    7

    Liverpool­

    25

    10

    9

    6

    29

    23

    6

    39

    8

    Norwich City­

    25

    9

    8

    8

    37

    41

    -4

    35

    9

    Sunderland­

    25

    9

    6

    10

    34

    26

    8

    33

    10

    Everton­

    25

    9

    6

    10

    26

    27

    -1

    33

    11

    Swansea City­

    25

    7

    9

    9

    28

    32

    -4

    30

    12

    Fulham­

    25

    7

    9

    9

    31

    36

    -5

    30

    13

    Stoke City­

    25

    8

    6

    11

    24

    38

    -14

    30

    14

    West Bromwich­ Albion

    25

    8

    5

    12

    29

    35

    -6

    29

    15

    Aston­ Villa

    From owl, on Thu 16 Feb 3:05

  2. @ Comment 205. Cats are lactose intolerant, this means­ that milk willl make them ill, I hope you feel ashamed­ for such animal cruelty.

    From pauljames762, on Thu 9 Feb 0:58

  3. Was the cat MILKing it!, or was he just LAPping it all­ up?. He obviously caught the players NAPping!.

    From PETER, on Wed 8 Feb 20:35

  4. How long has @#$% been a swear word please get my­ comments right

    From allycat, on Wed 8 Feb 16:54

  5. OOOOh @#$% in boots !!

    From allycat, on Wed 8 Feb 16:33

  6. where there are rats there are cats!!

    From Josh Davis, on Wed 8 Feb 14:11

  7. i cant tweet about this cause the @#$% cat ate the bird­ ;/

    From Boy love a girl smile, on Wed 8 Feb 8:50

  8. Well oh well,we have had dogs foxies run on to park,now­ not to be undone,the prince of animals a scatch ,and a­ bumch scatch at that,my life is now­ complete-Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow

    From colin, on Wed 8 Feb 7:29

  9. thah was sooooooooooo cute if only i were there to see­ all the drama
    poor cat unable to know wah 2 do next
    if­ tha were me i would be­ purrrrrrrinh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    wonders whos cat tha­ really waz!!!!!!!!!!

    From taiba_buba, on Wed 8 Feb 7:11

  10. Neverpool or is it looserpool i just want to know any­ Cat T-shirts?

    From MAXI, on Wed 8 Feb 6:55

  11. The cat. A bit like some of the players, two left feet.

    From oliver, on Wed 8 Feb 6:36

  12. can we this SCOUSE HERO TO NO 10 TO SORT OUT CAMERONS­ PROBLEM I. P.DALY

    From Marjorie, on Wed 8 Feb 6:34
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    I heard the rabbi infected cat was put down

    From Homer, on Wed 8 Feb 6:21

  14. Did refree gave a red card for this visitor if ­ not then twenty -three man on the pitch fifa should­ do something .

    From Thafarra, on Wed 8 Feb 6:09

  15. I hope you are all feline good with all of the cat­ puns, well must put down this mouse and go to next­ doors garden and bury a surprise.

    From JAMES, on Wed 8 Feb 6:08

  16. Has anyone owned up to actually owning the cat? Is it­ back home?

    From JE, on Wed 8 Feb 5:57

  17. the best entertainment seen on a football pitch in a­ long time

    From Deb, on Wed 8 Feb 5:51

  18. Brilliant puddy cat

    From NIL, on Wed 8 Feb 5:48

  19. a fan with 4 legs
    LOL

    From Scott, on Wed 8 Feb 4:29

  20. it was a s-purrrrs fan

    From neildiane96, on Wed 8 Feb 4:27
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