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nailsy

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Real Betis fans gave hundreds of local children an extra special Christmas during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Eibar.

They responded to a pre-match appeal by throwing thousands of teddy bears and other soft toys from the stands of the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville.

The toys were gathered up before the second half and will be distributed to disadvantaged families in the region.

Betis' draw, which leaves them in sixth place in La Liga, was watched by a crowd of 49,426.
 

whitechina

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Real Betis fans gave hundreds of local children an extra special Christmas during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Eibar.

They responded to a pre-match appeal by throwing thousands of teddy bears and other soft toys from the stands of the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville.

The toys were gathered up before the second half and will be distributed to disadvantaged families in the region.

Betis' draw, which leaves them in sixth place in La Liga, was watched by a crowd of 49,426.
Now that is such a GREAT idea. It can be carried out and so many can benefit. Even an unwanted gift. Imagine next year 60000 plus doing something in our NWHL!
(DON'T let West Ham do it- kids don't need dildos!)
 

chinaman

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Now that is such a GREAT idea. It can be carried out and so many can benefit. Even an unwanted gift. Imagine next year 60000 plus doing something in our NWHL!
(DON'T let West Ham do it- kids don't need dildos!)


Don't let the Arse fans see this. They'll be throwing thousands of plastic bottles.
 

nailsy

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Raheem Sterling will pay for the funeral of Crystal Palace youth player Damary Dawkins, who died in March aged 13.

Manchester City winger Sterling supported a campaign to find a suitable stem cell donor for Damary, who had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

"Damary was a special young man who touched a lot of lives, including my own," Sterling said.

The England international, 24, plans to attend the funeral on Friday.

He described Damary as "an example to us all" who was "positive until the end".

The teenager's family had set up a GoFundMe page to raise £15,000 to give Damary the "best send off and celebration of life".

In March, Sterling lifted his shirt to reveal a picture of the two of them together after scoring his second goal in England's 5-0 win over the Czech Republic.

amary's father, Tony, said Sterling's shirt tribute was "very, very touching".

"I knew they used to speak because [Sterling] came down to the hospital," he said. "They played pool together and apparently they swapped numbers."

"I remember when Crystal Palace played Manchester City and they lost - Damary put on his tracksuit with the Crystal Palace badge and took a picture to send to Raheem. They had banter with each other."

According to an appeal page, Damary did receive a stem cell match a few days before Christmas but he relapsed in February.
 

kr1978

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Love this one-Wrexham FC disabled supporters association asked for Rob McElhenney to retweet a funding page link to try and raise £6k to pay for a new specialist bathroom for a fan with Cerebral Palsy-he just gave them the £6k instead




 

wirE

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Love this one-Wrexham FC disabled supporters association asked for Rob McElhenney to retweet a funding page link to try and raise £6k to pay for a new specialist bathroom for a fan with Cerebral Palsy-he just gave them the £6k instead






'The Gang saves the day'
 

WalkerboyUK

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Love this one-Wrexham FC disabled supporters association asked for Rob McElhenney to retweet a funding page link to try and raise £6k to pay for a new specialist bathroom for a fan with Cerebral Palsy-he just gave them the £6k instead





New owner doing his best to get inside with the fans early on!
 
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