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Ronaldo free-kick breaks boy's wrist at AFC Bournemouth | |
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A young football fan whose wrist was broken by a Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick at Bournemouth has received a shirt signed by the player and his Real Madrid team-mates. | |
AFC Bournemouth took on the Spanish giants in a pre-season friendly at the Goldsands Stadium on Saturday. | AFC Bournemouth took on the Spanish giants in a pre-season friendly at the Goldsands Stadium on Saturday. |
The match attracted thousands of fans. | The match attracted thousands of fans. |
Among them was Charlie Silverwood, 11, who early in the match was hit by a Ronaldo free-kick and later had to undergo surgery on his wrist. | |
'No front teeth' | 'No front teeth' |
Charlie, from Christchurch, said: "It was Ronaldo's first free-kick of the game. It went straight for me so I blocked the ball with the palm of my left hand and the force, I suppose, reverberated up my arm and broke my wrist." | |
First aiders at the ground put his arm in a sling and told him to go to hospital. | First aiders at the ground put his arm in a sling and told him to go to hospital. |
"Real Madrid is a once in a lifetime opportunity - seeing them play your local club - so I watched the rest of the match, mostly in pain considering I still had the sling, and afterwards I then went to hospital," he said. | "Real Madrid is a once in a lifetime opportunity - seeing them play your local club - so I watched the rest of the match, mostly in pain considering I still had the sling, and afterwards I then went to hospital," he said. |
Charlie has since had an operation to manipulate his wrist back into place and must spend the rest of the school holidays in plaster. | Charlie has since had an operation to manipulate his wrist back into place and must spend the rest of the school holidays in plaster. |
He said: "If I hadn't blocked it with the palm of my hand I would have no front teeth. It definitely had to be some speed otherwise it wouldn't have broken my wrist - 45 mph would be a safe guess I think." | He said: "If I hadn't blocked it with the palm of my hand I would have no front teeth. It definitely had to be some speed otherwise it wouldn't have broken my wrist - 45 mph would be a safe guess I think." |
Since the incident, he has been visited by Bournemouth legend Steven Fletcher, who brought him the signed Real Madrid shirt. | Since the incident, he has been visited by Bournemouth legend Steven Fletcher, who brought him the signed Real Madrid shirt. |
Charlie said the president of Real Madrid had also phoned to tell him a signed Ronaldo shirt was on the way. | Charlie said the president of Real Madrid had also phoned to tell him a signed Ronaldo shirt was on the way. |
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