In sports, the abbreviation GOAT stands for “Greatest of All Time”. So it’s no wonder that Karri Pajarinen, football running back for the Vienna Vikings, chose a goat to sponsor when he visited the animal shelter in Vösendorf…
“That will inspire me for the season,” says Pajarinen, who was allowed to feed the billy goat “Bocki” with elderflowers. Meanwhile, Radim Kalous made friends with a turtle. “She always has her tank with her. I wear mine to practice and to games,” said the Czech wide receiver on the ELF champion’s team. Matthew Daltrey, center on the Vikings team, lost his heart to a thick-skinned four-legged friend – a sheep that the Scot immediately ” Getrude”. After Billy Goat, Turtle and Sheep, Matthias Stockamp, offensive lineman of the Vikings, was a little more “ordinary” – he got on really well with “Twinkie”, the bulldog. “I could easily fall in love with Twinkie. I think she likes me too!”
