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WATCH ABOVE: Eagle crashes North Vancouver soccer practice.

VANCOUVER – A rather unusual player swooped on to the soccer field in North Vancouver on Monday night.

The Mountain United Youth 13 team were holding a training session at Sutherland Secondary School when an eagle landed on the field.

The bird kicked the ball around a little bit, then jumped on the ball and appeared to pass it behind him to some nearby players, much to the delight of the spectators.

Someone then passed the ball back to him.

The eagle eventually took off, but did not take the ball with him.

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