Cristiano Ronaldo faced criticism for tossing away the captain’s armband during Portugal vs. Serbia’s 2021 World Cup qualification match. However, not many are aware that Ronaldo’s move unintentionally generated a phrase. a heartwarming tale of human love.
Djordje Vukicevic, an off-duty firefighter, scooped up the Portuguese captain’s armband that Cristiano Ronaldo violently tossed to the ground after his goal was disallowed in the 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Serbia. Alright.
Vukicevic and his Belgrade fire department colleagues then put the blue wristband with the white letter C up for charity auction to collect money for the treatment of Serbian 6-month-old Gavrilo Djurdjevic, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy.
“Ronaldo was agitated, and when he threw the armband, it fell right next to me,” Vukicevic told Reuters.
After failing to score the tenth goal, Ronaldo angrily flung the captain’s armband.
When Ronaldo, who was then playing for Juventus, was denied a straightforward goal in stoppage time of a 2-2 tie in Serbia, he stormed off the pitch and flung down his armband.
TV replays revealed that Ronaldo’s shot crossed the line before Serbian defender Stefan Mitrovic blocked it, but the referee signaled for it anyway because there was no technology to detect whether the ball had crossed the line or not. After the game went on, Ronaldo received a penalty for a response fault.
When they are unable to get proper care at home, many Serbs have been forced to turn to fundraisers and humanitarian auctions in order to gather money for medical care overseas.
Gavrilo’s family
Vukicevic declared that in order to assist Gavrilo’s parents in raising 2.5 million euros ($2.94 million) for Gavrilo’s medical expenses, he would be happy to sell any player memorabilia he could gather. “My entire team has agreed that little Gavrilo will take this captaincy,” he declared.
Nevena, the mother of Gavrilo, stated that the family had received gifts totaling over 500,000 euros in the village of Cumic, which is located in central Serbia, not far from the city of Kragujevac.
“We were shocked that strangers would take that armband, put it up for auction, and use the proceeds to support our child,” the woman remarked.
The captain’s armband was thrown away by Ronaldo
The ultimate amount that was offered was 75,000 USD, or 1.7 billion VND. There was also an auction for the pair of shoes that stopped CR7 from scoring in that particular game. All to the benefit of young Gavrilo.
When the Portuguese star found out that his captaincy had raised a significant sum of money to treat a Serb youngster who was seriously ill, he prepared another fantastic surprise for the unfortunate boy. This.
To be more precise, CR7 autographed and sent a Juventus jersey to little Gavrilo Djurdjevic. “For Gavrilo!” was another message he sent. For Gavrilo’s triumph!” was written on the shirt.