ENGLAND ace Jack Grealish melted hearts as he donned a T-shirt designed by his number one fan.
The white tee by Finlay, who has cerebral palsy, shows Grealish doing the ‘Worm’ celebration after bagging against Iran in the 6-2 thriller.
The Man City winger fulfilled his promise to perform the move after the 12-year-old requested it specially.
A picture of Grealish doing the celebration sent the internet into meltdown and raked in almost 350,000 likes on Twitter.
And heart-warming footage of Finlay in awe after watching his idol crack out his special dance also went viral.
Grealish later called up the youngster in a touching one-to-one phone call from Qatar.
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The pair struck up an unbreakable bond after meeting at a weekly training session for disabled kids organised by Man City’s charity, City in the Community.
It came after the young fan penned a letter to Grealish after learning that the Three Lions ace’s sister also suffers from cerebral palsy.
Grealish received plaudits across the nation for the kindness he showed the 12-year-old lad when they met.
And Finlay was so star struck by his idol that he gave him a big hug.
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The 27-year-old debuted Finlay’s tribute T-shirt just hours before the Three Lions kicked off against Senegal in their last-16 World Cup tie.
The photo, shared by Art of Football on Twitter, read: “Moment made. @JackGrealish wearing Finlay’s design ahead of tonight’s game.
“These moments of wholesome connection are priceless. From every player to every fan across the country, when we say we are behind this England team, this is why.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
