By Matthew Roscoe • Updated: 25 Aug 2022 • 11:31
WATCH: Viral video shows absolute heartbreaking scenes in Malaga. Image: @vramos84/Twitter
The heartbreaking video shared on Wednesday, August 24, which shows a young girl crying after the mascot of Malaga Football Club failed to give her a high-five, has amassed over 240 retweets and hundreds of comments.
😢😢😢 pic.twitter.com/wQuZeCEr93 — Fútbol en Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarFutbol) August 24, 2022
😢😢😢 pic.twitter.com/wQuZeCEr93
— Fútbol en Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarFutbol) August 24, 2022
Believed to have been captured at Malaga’s last home game against Las Palmas on Monday, August 22, the video shows Súper Boke, Málaga CF’s new official mascot as of January 2022, high-fiving another youngster but failing to do the same for the young girl.
People on social media reacted to the incident.
“You will hate him for the rest of your life,” one wrote.
https://twitter.com/vramos84/status/1562386342226583552?s=21&t=_tPwi4SuBmyLnOUZLS361Q
Another wrote: “It may be the greatest public humiliation ever seen?”
Puede ser la mayor humillación pública jamás vista? https://t.co/soNxG1SDYw — TheMaister🍍RCD. (@seijas_27) August 24, 2022
Puede ser la mayor humillación pública jamás vista? https://t.co/soNxG1SDYw
— TheMaister🍍RCD. (@seijas_27) August 24, 2022
“In 20 seconds that girl has gone through all the states of an authentic Malaga fan; excitement, disappointment, she will go, devastation… she already has the seed in her blood 💙🤍💙,” another wrote.
Esa niña ha pasado en 20 segundos por todos los estados del malaguita auténtico, ilusión, decepción, irá, devastación…ya tiene el germen en la sangre 💙🤍💙 — Marc (@MarcMalaga78) August 24, 2022
Esa niña ha pasado en 20 segundos por todos los estados del malaguita auténtico, ilusión, decepción, irá, devastación…ya tiene el germen en la sangre 💙🤍💙
— Marc (@MarcMalaga78) August 24, 2022
Another person wrote: “To think that the mascot was cruel is a bad thing, obviously it was unintentional, we want to see the little girl smile with some detail that she will surely have from the entity and the players.”
https://twitter.com/quiquesfc/status/1562419302896226304?s=21&t=_tPwi4SuBmyLnOUZLS361Q
However, the story had a happy ending.
Súper Boke revealed that he had received a message from the young girl.
“🙏 I fixed it, anyone can make a mistake (even @SuperBoke),” the mascot wrote.
https://twitter.com/superboke/status/1562392717069631489?s=21&t=_tPwi4SuBmyLnOUZLS361Q
A video of the young girl revealed that everything was ok between her and the Malaga mascot.
“Gentlemen, don’t worry, it’s all sorted out. She tells you…😂👏💙🤍😂👏💙🤍”
Señores tranquilos todo está arreglado.Ella os lo cuenta…😂👏💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/U8rt2XjoNi — PacoGaspar (@PacoGaspar8) August 24, 2022
Señores tranquilos todo está arreglado.Ella os lo cuenta…😂👏💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/U8rt2XjoNi
— PacoGaspar (@PacoGaspar8) August 24, 2022
In contrast to the ‘heartbreaking scenes’ at Malaga’s La Rosaleda Stadium, heartwarming scenes were witnessed at the Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday, August 24 as former Spanish football manager Juan Carlos Unzue ‘kicked off’ the game between Spain’s Barcelona and England’s Manchester City.
The match between the two footballing giants was set up to support ALS research on behalf of Pep Guardiola’s former assistant coach.
Juan Carlos Unzue, who coach at Numancia and Girona FC, in the Spanish Second Division, and Celta de Vigo in the Spanish First Division as well as goalkeeping coach and assistant coach of Barcelona Football Club, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and retired on June 18, 2020.
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