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Meet Raquinho, the raccoon who stopped MLS game and got Topps trading card for antics

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An MLS star was born Wednesday night.

He spent less than 3 minutes on the field during the New York City FC’s 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union, but he has already earned one-name status.

Raquinho.

He’s a raccoon who showed such skill while evading multiple Subaru Park staff members — some of whom were carrying large, plastic garbage cans to aid in their attempts to capture the furry invader — that he was given a name that referenced Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho.

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SIGN HIM NOW,” the official MLS X account wrote on a post that featured video of Raquinho’s escapades.