La Liga side enlists the services of a bear. An actual bear.

There’s an old saying among Spanish football teams: if you want to defeat Valencia, hire a circus bear to be your mascot.

Real Valladolid took this old adage very literally during a training session last Friday, but unfortunately things didn’t quite work out for the Castilian side, who lost 4-2 to Los Che on Sunday.

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In Europe, a mascot is expected to waddle up and down the sidelines, high fiving children and blocking people’s views. Over in Mexico, however, it seems their duties are a little different. Miguel Calero’s happy moment was originally spotted at The Footie.

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