‘Dream come true’: young football fan thanks Jack Grealish for goal celebration
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#663AH)
Finlay Fisher, who has cerebral palsy, thanks England footballer for keeping promise to celebrate goal with special dance
A young football fan with cerebral palsy said seeing Jack Grealish perform their special goal celebration was a dream come true" - and urged the England star to do the Finlay" each time he scores.
Grealish had promised Finlay Fisher he would perform the shoulder waggle celebration after the 12-year-old wrote to him upon learning that the player's sister Holly also has cerebral palsy. True to his word, the Manchester City forward pulled out the dance after scoring the sixth goal in England's 6-2 win against Iran at the World Cup in Qatar on Monday.
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