Touching moment Cristiano Ronaldo walked onto Real Madrid pitch holding hands with the Syrian refugee who was tripped by Hungarian camerawoman
The son of the Syrian refugee who was cruelly tripped over by a Hungarian camerawoman, accompanied football star, Cristiano Ronaldo as he arrived for Real Madrid's weekend match against Granada.
The Spanish club invited Zaid Abdel-Muhsen Alghadab, his father, Osama and brother Mohammad to the Spanish capital on Saturday night as part of their campaign to support refugees arriving in Europe
It can be recalled that there was a global outrage earlier this month after shocking footage emerged showing Hungarian camerawoman, Petra Laszlo kicking children and tripping Osama up as he carried a terrified Zaid across a field on the Hungarian-Serbian border.
footage showing Hungarian camerawoman (left) tripping Osama up as he
carried a terrified Zaid across a field on the Hungarian-Serbian border
The Alghadab family finally arrived in Spain last week with staff at a school for football coaches in the Madrid suburb of Getafe in Spain tracking down the devoted father and offering to help him rebuild his life by giving him a job and accommodation.
The young Syrian refugee posed for photographs with the Real Madrid stars
Looking up at his hero Ronaldo, the young Syrian refugee posed for photographs with the Real Madrid stars, who were wearing T-shirts in support of the thousands of desperate refugees who have arrived in Europe in recent months having fled the horrors of the Syrian Civil War.
Osama (right) and Zaid's brother Mohammad (left)
Guests of honour at the game, which Real Madrid won 1-0, were Osama and Zaid's brother Mohammad who looked on proudly as Zaid stood alongside some of the world's best footballers