Turkey-Syria Earthquake: A video of the Portuguese superstar hugging a 10-year-old boy has gone viral. While playing for Saudi’s Al Nassr club, Ronaldo met with the young boy who had lost his father during the destructive earthquakes that recently occurred in Syria and Turkey. The number of casualties resulting from the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6 has exceeded 50,000. Turkey alone reported over 44,000 fatalities, with Syria reporting 5,914. As a result, the total number of deaths in both countries has risen to over 50,000. Follow Football News Update on InsideSport.IN.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Watch Cristiano Ronaldo hug a 10-year-old fan who lost his father in the Turkey-Syria earthquake, Check OUT
Turki Al-Sheikh, the Chairman of the Saudi Board of Directors of General Entertainment Authority, posted a heartening video online, requesting assistance from the public in identifying the young boy featured.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Watch Cristiano Ronaldo hug 10-year-old fan who lost his father in the Turkey-Syria earthquake, Check OUT
The clip shows Ronaldo embracing Nabil Saeed, a Syrian boy who was invited to Saudi Arabia to watch Ronaldo play for his new team, Al-Nassr, after expressing his dream of seeing his idol play in person. Watch the video here:
فرحتك فرحه لي …حفظ الله مولاي الملك وسمو سيدي القائد الملهم ولي العهد رئيس مجلس الوزراء والشعب السعودي الكريم والشكر للنجم العالمي الكبير… 🇸🇦❤️ pic.twitter.com/9G7ZjhJx8B
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) March 3, 2023
Nabil and his mother attended the Al-Nassr vs. Al-Batin match at the Mrsool Park Stadium, where Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr secured a thrilling victory over the bottom-ranked Al-Batin in a lively Saudi Pro League encounter. Although Ronaldo’s team was losing 0-1 at the end of 90 minutes, they capitalized on the 12 minutes of added time and scored three goals, securing a triumph over Al Batin.
Although Ronaldo remains at eight goals in the Saudi Pro League, it was Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Mohammed Al-Fatil, and Mohammed Maran who scored three goals in just 14 minutes. This victory has pushed the hosts to 46 points, with Al-Ittihad following closely behind in second place with 44 points from 19 games.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Watch Cristiano Ronaldo hug 10-year-old fan who lost his father in the Turkey-Syria earthquake, Check OUT
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