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19th Sep 2015

VIDEO: Moving scenes as Syrian refugee child accompanies Cristiano Ronaldo to the pitch

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Simon Lloyd

Real class.

After footage emerged of refugees being kicked to the floor by a camerawoman in Hungary, Real Madrid gave the family in question the VIP treatment.

And this wasn’t the only special moment in store for them. As Real Madrid faced Granada in their La Liga clash that ended 1-0 to hosts, the family were in attendance at the Bernabeu.

Before the game, Zied, pictured in tears following the incident in Hungary only a fortnight ago, was a vision of happiness as he walked on to the pitch hand in hand with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Look at the difference in the pictures.

As both teams entered the pitch, all players wore special t-shirts with the message El fútbol profesional con los refugiados’ – professional football stands with refugees across the front.

Fantastic scenes.

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