How Cristiano Ronaldo fulfilled the dream of Lebanese Boy?
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo fulfilled the dream of Lebanese kid Haidar Mustafa by meeting with him, 36 days after he lost his parents in Bourj al-Barajneh bombings.
The Portuguese International invited Haidar to Madrid, and welcomed him at airport on Friday , as Social media campaign was launched to get attention of Cristiano Ronaldo after deadly attack in the Lebanese capital last month left him orphan. The 3 years old is a big Los Blancos fan and Real Madrid all time top scorer is his favorite player.
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Haidar Mustafa visited Real Madrid’s headquarter in the company of former Manchester United star, where he meet Florentino Pérez, who hugged him and gave him club’s replica shirt with Haider printed on the back.
After that Haidar attended Real Madrid’s Christmas lunch, while he was also invited to the team’s final training session before they take on Rayo Vallecano on Sunday at Bernabeu.
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Haidar will also have the chance to see his favorite team in player in action from the stands, as Real Madrid will try to get their league campaign back on track.
“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 official website.
“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.”
A campaign was launched by local Lebanese female reporter Rana Harbi in order to help Haidar to meet Ronaldo, under the hashtag #CristianoMeetHaidar.