Elk steals show at Loveland soccer practice ahead of Denver Summit home opener

LOVELAND, Colo. — Elk crashed a team’s practice at the Loveland United Soccer Club on Thursday night, perhaps feeling the same hype as much of the Denver metro as the Denver Summit FC prepares for their first home game Saturday.

Daniel Leaming sent Denver7 a video of an elk pushing a soccer ball around the field with its nose. The kids are heard in the video nicknaming the elk Messi, after world famous Inter Miami CF player Lionel Messi.

“Everyone maintained a safe distance and retreated to safety when (the animals) took the field,” Leaming told us…

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