Heartwarming moment Jack Grealish fulfils promise to boy, 11, with goal celebration

22 November 2022, 14:03 | Updated: 22 November 2022, 14:04

By Alice Dear

England's Jack Grealish celebrated his World Cup goal by dancing for an 11-year-old fan called Finlay.

Jack Grealish, 27, made a young fan's dreams come true on Monday when he celebrated his World Cup goal with a dance taught to him by the boy, Finlay.

Finlay, who is a huge fan of the Manchester City player, got to meet Jack recently and asked him to wave his arms in a 'worm' style if he scored a goal.

The football player said he would, and on Monday when he scored against Iran, Jack fulfilled his promise to the boy who suffers from cerebral palsy.

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Jack's sister, 19-year-old Holly, also has cerebral palsy, making his connection to Finlay even more important.

England ended up winning the World Cup game against Iran with a final score of 6-2.

Following the game, Jack shared a picture on his Twitter feed of him doing the dance and captioned it with: "For you Finlay."

The pair first got in touch when Finlay wrote to Jack with a letter which read: "I'm a huge Man City and England fan. I have cerebral palsy and I saw that your sister has cerebral palsy too."

The young boy added: "I love the way you are really good with your sister, you really get it. You always have her there with you."

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Finlay added that he would love to meet his idol and give him a high five, and with that Jack organised a visit to see Finlay and meet him in person.

This is when Jack made the promise to Finlay that he would dance for him when he scored his next goal.

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