Sports can often be heartbreaking and devastating for fans who invest in them emotionally but, at the end of the day, they’re just sports and there are far more important things in the world.
That may have been the message provided by this young Portuguese soccer fan to a grown France supporter after the Euro 2016 final over the weekend. In the moments following Portugal’s stunning victory, the French fan was caught weeping openly as he tried to come to grips with the disappointing result. That is until the small Portuguese fan took him by the hand and offered some consolation.
It is not known exactly what the young fan said, but it was enough to turn the grown man’s spirits around. The tears stopped almost immediately and the two shared a touching embrace that you don’t often see from sports fans who root for opposing teams. It was very cool to see a youngster put off celebrating for a few moments to make someone else feel better, and it was even cooler to see how effective it was on the man.
It was a nice reminder — especially in our recent times — that sometimes, people can be good to each other.
