JACK GREALISH has once again proven to be one of the good guys in football after fulfilling a promise to his number one fan.
Little Finlay Fisher, 11, who has cerebral palsy, was over the moon when Grealish netted England’s sixth goal against Iran and celebrated with a unique dance.
The Manchester City ace, 27, helped his country start their World Cup campaign in electric fashion and provided a heartwarming moment in the process.
Grealish met the youngster after the Premier League’s ‘Fan Mail’ set up a meeting between the two.
And keeping his promise to the lad was more important to Grealish than most – as his sister Hollie, 19, has the same condition.
In a letter to the City star, Finlay wrote: “I have cerebral palsy and I saw your sister has cerebral palsy too. Are you a good brother to her?
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“I love the way you are really good with your sister, you really get it. You always have her there with you and you look really proud.”
He added: “I wish there were more people in the world just like you who treat people with disabilities the same as anyone else.
“It makes me really happy when I see that you, a famous footballer, knows what it’s like to live with people with cerebral palsy.”
Grealish, who tragically lost his little brother when he was young, has previously opened up on his loving relationship with Hollie.
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And he told how his family is proud of him for what he has achieved in his career.
He told BBC Sport: “My little brother passed away when I was young.
“My little sister has cerebral palsy, so she, you know, she’s like my best friend. I speak to her all the time.
“She’ll live with my mum forever, so my mum was always looking after the kids, whereas my dad would take me and my brother to Villa Park on a Saturday.
“We are so close. She was born three months premature and they said she would not be able to talk, walk.
“And here we are today, and she can do everything.”
After seeing Grealish do the celebration against Iran, Finlay had initially thought that the star had forgotten to do it.
He said on Good Morning Britain: “At first I thought he’d forget.”
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However, after spotting that he had in fact done the dance, Finlay exclaimed “he remembered”.
Finlay’s mother added: “I think he was a bit starstruck.”
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