“When Uncle Ronaldo just appeared, I thought I was dreaming, I didn’t dare believe my eyes. I prayed to God that it wouldn’t be a dream,” Nabil said.
The father of Syrian boy Nabil Saeed (10 years old) died in the terrible earthquake that occurred in Türkiye and Syria on February 6. When the rescue team found him under the rubble, Nabil asked the rescuers to make him a clip about his dream of meeting his idol Ronaldo and post it on social networks.
The video recording this scene quickly received great attention from the online community around the world.
Nabil Saeed met his idol Cristiano Ronaldo before the match against Al Nassr on March 3 – Photo: Turki Alalshikh/Twitter
On March 3, Nabil had the opportunity to see his idol with his own eyes when he was invited to watch Al Nassr club, the team CR7 is playing for, play in Saudi Arabia.
Meeting the Portuguese striker briefly before the match, Nabil smiled brightly, high-fived and hugged him tightly.
“When Uncle Ronaldo just appeared, I thought I was dreaming, I didn’t dare believe my eyes. I prayed to God that it wouldn’t be a dream,” Nabil told Reuters.
Young Syrian fans cheered Ronaldo and Al Nassr as the team defeated Al Batin 3-1 in Riyadh and maintained a two-point gap at the top of the Saudi Pro League table.
“I hope everyone can also meet Uncle Ronaldo in real life. He is a very good person,” Nabil added happily.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Türkiye and Syria last February, killing 50,000 people. Authorities say the number of deaths in Syria is more than 5,900.
Before that, Cristiano Ronaldo was also praised by the whole world for his charitable heart. The Portuguese star expressed his deep emotion at the tragic situation of earthquake victims in Syria and Türkiye. He decided to send a plane full of care supplies to help the victims.
Cristiano Ronaldo donated a plane of essential supplies to earthquake victims – Photo: Getty Images
Accordingly, Ronaldo paid all transportation costs along with many necessities and necessary items such as food, baby food and milk, temporary tents, pillows and blankets as well as medical supplies… to earthquake-affected areas in Turkey and Syria. This contribution is estimated to be worth 350,000 USD
