A Dublin teenager says she'll never wash Cristiano Ronaldo's jersey, after he handed it to her last night.
13-year-old Addison Whelan snuck onto the pitch at the Aviva Stadium after last night's scoreless draw with Portugal, hoping to get a glimpse of her sporting hero.
The fifth-class student plays U13s for Shelbourne, and hopes to one day play for Ireland.
Shelbourne U13 player Addison Whelan gets Ronaldo's jersey 😍#RedsTogether | #Since1895 pic.twitter.com/YgOp9f4ihF
— Shelbourne FC (@shelsfc) November 11, 2021
Addison describes the moment she dodged the stewards:
"I jumped over the barrier and I ran as fast as I could over to him, and all the people were chasing after me. When I looked forward again there was another two [stewards] from the other angle so I swerved in a little bit and went over toward [Ronaldo] but they caught me. I started screaming his name and he came over and told them to go away.
"I was like 'Oh my God can I have your jersey I'm a huge fan.' and he said 'I appreciate that'.
Though she was handed a €3,000 fine for invading the pitch, she says the experience was worth every penny.
This fine has since been dropped.
