Ronaldo meets little kid who lost his parents in Beirut bombing

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 after
the cut 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