The Real Madrid star has sent a signed shirt to 11-year-old
Charlie Silverwood after one of his set pieces struck him
Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a signed shirt to an 11-year-old
boy whose wrist he broke with a trademark free kick.
Real Madrid got their pre-season campaign under way with an
easy 6-0 victory over
Bournemouth in England, with the Portuguese scoring
twice.
The Spanish giants were greeted by rapturous applause from
locals and one boy was determined not to let his day be ruined, despite broken
bones.
"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," Charlie
Silverwood told the BBC.
"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.
"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."
Blancos president Florentino Perez also called Silverwood to
assure him that his signed Ronaldo shirt was on its way.
Information from goal.com was used in this report.
The Real Madrid star has sent a signed shirt to 11-year-old
Charlie Silverwood after one of his set pieces struck him
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