Nottingham Forest players and fans have launched a social media campaign to get defender Eric Lichaj a dog after he revealed he fell one goal short of earning a pet in the FA Cup win over Arsenal.
Nottingham Forest defender Eric Lichaj with wife Kathryn
Nottingham Forest players and fans have launched a social media campaign to get defender Eric Lichaj a dog after he revealed he fell one goal short of earning a pet in the FA Cup win over Arsenal. The American scored twice as the Championship side won 4-2 at the City Ground on Sunday to eliminate the holders, and said after the game his wife Kathryn had promised him a dog if he scored a hat-trick this season.
He tweeted on Monday, asking "anyone who is bored" to send "dog pics, memes, gifs" to @KatPerko — his wife's Twitter handle — and plenty of users joined in using the hashtag #GetEricADog. Teammates also got involved, with Kieran Dowell, who scored the penalty for Forest's fourth when Lichaj was keen to take it, posting a GIF of a beagle flying on a magic carpet. Various other teammates waded in, with Ben Brereton, Zach Clough and Matty Cash among those to post dog-related videos.
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