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CR7 hugs 10-year-old boy who lost his father in Turkey-Syria earthquake

Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi club Al Nassr, met a boy who lost his father in the devastating earthquakes that hit Syria and Turkey last month.

A video of  Cristiano Ronaldo hugging a 10-year-old boy has gone viral. Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi club Al Nassr, met a boy who lost his father in the devastating earthquakes that hit Syria and Turkey last month.

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on February 6 surpassed 50,000 after Turkey declared more than 44,000 people died. With Syria’s latest announced death toll of 5,914, the combined death toll in the two countries rose to above 50,000.

CR7 hugs 10-year-old boy who lost his father in Turkey-Syria earthquake

In the heartwarming video shared by Turki Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Saudi Board of Directors of General Entertainment Authority, who asked for help identifying the boy on social media. Ronaldo met and hugged youngster Nabil Saeed, from Syria, who was invited to Saudi Arabia to see Ronaldo play for new team Al-Nassr after he was seen expressing a desire to watch his hero in the flesh.

 

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