A 10-year-old boy who ran on to the pitch in Dortmund to get a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo did not get fined, according to his father
Ten year-old fan Berat takes a picture with Cristiano Ronaldo after running on to the pitch during Portugal’s game against Turkey.Ten year-old fan Berat takes a picture with Cristiano Ronaldo after running on to the pitch during Portugal’s game against Turkey.
Eventually caught, he got an ovation as he was led away from the field, while security were booed. Berat, who plays for KSV Hessen in his home town of Kassel about 160 km away,“I just made my dream come true,” he said. “Now I have a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo. It’s going on a T-shirt and up in my room.” Asked whether he had been nervous beforehand, Berat said no.“Why? But I don’t know if I’ll be able to sleep tonight now.
Berat said when he was ready to carry out his plan he told his father, who was with him in the stands, that he was going to the toilet. “Suddenly I saw him on the roof of the substitutes’ bench and then he started running,” Berat’s father, Cetin, told Bild. Although he could have faced a hefty fine, Berat apparently got off with just a warning. “Uefa turned a blind eye because he’s so small,” Cetin said.
Asked whether he would do it again, Berat insisted Saturday’s high jinks had been a one-off. “I’d be too afraid that we’d have to pay a lot of money,” he said.Berat was the first of five fans who were able to run on to the pitch during the game. Portugal’s manager, Roberto Martínez, voiced security concerns afterwards.
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