Child survivor of the earthquake in Syria fulfills dream of meeting Cristiano Ronaldo

Rabih Shaheen is a 10-year-old boy who survived the earthquake in Syria and that after being rescued he expressed his desire to meet the famous soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.

The little boy’s dream spread on social media. An interview made by the journalist Munther Almuzakki, who told him that his desire reached Cristiano’s ears and that he was waiting for him, went viral.

Dreams definitely come true. Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Kingdom’s General Entertainment Authority, was in charge of organizing the Rabih’s trip to Saudi Arabia. There, the boy met the soccer star just before the match between Al Nassr and Al Batin in Riyadh.

It was last Friday when Rabih was able to see and hug striker. This was shown by Turki Alalshikh in a video that he posted on his Twitter account.

It is appreciated when the little one arrives where he is Cristiano Ronaldo. He looks nervous because he already knows that he will soon meet his idol. When she sees him, she smiles and walks towards him to hug him. The athlete receives him in his arms with a smile.

“Today my dream has come true…I love Ronaldo because he knows how to play football and I wish one day to play like him and train with the Al-Nassr Club in Saudi Arabia,” said the boy.

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Alalshikh’s post with Rabih hugging his starexceeds six million views, 31 thousand likes and nine thousand retweets.

“Your joy is my joy… May God protect my Lord, the King, His Highness, the inspiring leader, the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister, the honorable Saudi people, and thanks to the great international star”, were the Turki Alalshikh’s words along with the video that shows Rabih meeting Cristiano.

Among the thousands of comments, many thank him for being a channel to make the child’s dream come true.

Rabih Shaheen is one of the thousands of children who were rescued from the rubble of the 7.8 earthquake on the Richter scale, which occurred on February 6 in Syria and Turkey.