8 year-old plays against MLS team Portland Timbers

Congratulations all round for this…..

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/05/how-portland-timbers-made-cancer-stricken-8-year-olds-wish-come-true

“After a round of chemotherapy treatment caused eight-year-old cancer patient Atticus Lane-Dupre to miss the final game of his beloved Portland Timbers’ season last year, the MLS club made sure that they made it up to him by laying on a very special treat.

In conjunction with the Oregon Make-A-Wish Foundation, Atticus – along with the rest of his U9s club, “The Green Machine” – were invited to take on The Timbers at their Jeld-Wen Field stadium in front of 3,000 fans.

With Timbers coach Caleb Porter switching sides and taking charge of The Green Machine for the day, Atticus’ side ran out 10-9 winners, with Atticus himself scoring four goals – including the last-minute winner when he diverted in from a late corner kick.

The Timbers supporters group turned out en masse and provided songs and chants, tweaked a bit to honour the Green Machine. Commemorative scarves were made for the event and the Timbers set up a locker room for their young opponents. Hanging in each locker was a green jersey with the boys’ names imprinted on the back.

The game marked the first time that the Make-A-Wish foundation had been able to grant a game against a professional sports team.”

They even went to the trouble of having full video analysis of one the goals:

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/05/mlssoccercoms-anatomy-goal-breaks-down-atticus-nutmeg-gamewinner

Brings a tear to your eye. :cup:

What's the odds of that happening at Liverpool? Mandatory 'it's not okay to eat children' lessons for Suarez and co for weeks beforehand?