Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo gave a warm welcome Friday at the
club’s stadium to a little Lebanese boy who lost both parents in a
Beirut attack in November 2015. Many died and several were injured in
the bombing which was claimed by the Islamic State group. Haidar was
injured in the attack but unfortunately, his parents died. His dream was
to meet Cristiano. See the pics
"Haidar, a three-year-old child who in November lost both of his parents
in bombings in Beirut, saw his dream come true on Friday when he was
given the opportunity to meet his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo," Real Madrid
said in a statement posted on its website.
Ronaldo, wearing a suit and tie, could be seen in a picture posted on
the club website giving the boy a hug. Haidar wore a Real Madrid jersey
with his name on it and the Portuguese player’s number 7 on the back.
He had received the jersey earlier as a gift from club president
Florentino Perez, who also give him a brief tour of the club’s trophy
room.
Haidar will attend Real Madrid’s match against city rivals Rayo
Vallecano on Sunday.
"Following the brutal attack in the Lebanese capital last month,
the story of Haidar, photographed in a Real Madrid shirt after surviving
the massacre, came to global attention," the statement said.
"And since then, the club had been ceaseless in its efforts to get
in contact with him and arrange for his dream of meeting Cristiano," it
added
With his late parents...
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