Double fracture ... footie fan Charlie Silverwood, 11
WAYWARD strike from Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo hits young Bournemouth fan's
hand TheSun reports.
The lad was so determined not to miss the action he kept watching for the remaining 84
minutes — before going to hospital where X-rays revealed his double fracture.
He faced an operation before being plastered.
Yesterday Charlie admitted: “It was very painful. I’ve told friends and they cannot believe
it. Ronaldo is the world’s most expensive player — and he broke my arm.”
The youngster, from Christchurch in Dorset, added: “I could see the ball coming towards
me.
It curled past the post and was going to hit my face — so I had to block it with my hand. My
dad was sat next to me and ducked out of the way so I took the full force.”
His father Lee, also a Bournemouth fan, said: “It all happened in a blur.
“One minute we were watching Ronaldo stand over the ball and the next it was flying
towards Charlie.
“It must have been travelling at a rate of knots and hit Charlie right on the wrist.”
Ronaldo, 28, went on to score twice as the Spanish giants — who were paid £750,000 to
appear in Sunday’s exhibition game — battered the Championship side 6-0.
One of his goals at the Cherries’ Goldsands Stadium — in front of a capacity 12,000 crowd
who paid up to £60 a ticket — came from a similar trademark free kick.
Bournemouth gave Charlie — who will be in plaster for the entire six-week school holiday —
a Real Madrid shirt signed by Ronaldo and his teammates to “cheer him up”.
He also got a ball signed by the Bournemouth team.
The lad’s dad said: “It is a game Charlie will never forget.”
Real Madrid spokesman Juan Camilo Andrade said: “We will be donating a memento to
Charlie.”
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