{"id":296776,"date":"2023-12-13T13:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296776"},"modified":"2023-12-13T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:23:58","slug":"man-city-star-jack-grealish-shares-a-hug-with-a-child-in-a-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-city-star-jack-grealish-shares-a-hug-with-a-child-in-a-wheelchair\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City star Jack Grealish shares a hug with a child in a wheelchair"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Jack Grealish shares a hug with a child in a wheelchair as Man City stars bring Christmas cheer in visit to local hospital by donating gift bags and blankets<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>City will head to Saudi Arabia next week to compete to win the Club World Cup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jack Grealish notably struck up a friendship with young fan Finlay Fisher in 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: I was RIGHT to call Man United players \u2018snakes\u2019 last week &#8211; IAKO<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jack Grealish joined his Manchester City team-mates on a visit to the Royal Manchester Children\u2019s Hospital as part of their &#8216;Greatest Season of All&#8217; Christmas campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The England forward was seen interacting with and talking to a number of patients at the hospital, as well as teaming up with Nathan Ake in a game of table football during the visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So far, the campaign has raised more than \u00a3200,000 towards community projects for young people in Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>The Man City star has previously been quick to make time for young fans, notably struck up a heart-warming relationship with young fan Finlay Fisher.<\/p>\n<p>Fisher suffers from cerebral palsy &#8211; as does his sister &#8211; and the two shred a number of touching moments ahead of the 2022 World Cup, with the City star wearing a t-shirt inspired by the youngster.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/00\/78882839-12857329-Jack_Grealish_was_also_on_hand_to_pay_a_visit_to_patients_as_par-a-33_1702427816149.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Jack Grealish and some of his Manchester City team-mates visited a local hospital to provide some Christmas cheer\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/12\/78882843-0-The_campaign_has_raised_more_than_200_000_towards_community_proj-a-15_1702470683534.jpg\" height=\"826\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The campaign has raised more than \u00a3200,000 towards community projects for young people in Greater Manchester<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/00\/78882857-12857329-Stones_and_some_of_his_Manchester_City_team_mates_recently_visit-a-31_1702427816147.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>John Stones was also on hand to pay a visit to patients as part of City\u2019s &#8216;Greatest Season of All&#8217; Christmas campaign<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>His friendship with Finlay led him to dedicating a celebration to the youngster, when they met up ahead of the World Cup last winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The celebration was natural, I don\u2019t do that for any clout,\u2019 Grealish said last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I do that because that\u2019s what I feel I\u2019m good at sometimes. I can relate to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s nice for him because he\u2019ll go back to school and he\u2019ll probably be quite popular.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s just the way I\u2019ve been brought up. I\u2019ve got a good heart, or I think I have.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018With my little sister, she\u2019s been to the games but she\u2019s never been able to see me or anything because she\u2019s visually impaired.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Obviously it\u2019s nice to go and spend time with them after the games because she gets it but she obviously can\u2019t watch the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So she just sits on her iPad, she\u2019s addicted to Coronation Street, so she watches Coronation Street from 1998!\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/00\/78882855-12857329-Stones_posed_for_photos_with_patients_at_the_Royal_Manchester_Ch-a-32_1702427816148.jpg\" height=\"792\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Stones posed for photos with patients at\u00a0the Royal Manchester Children\u2019s Hospital in Manchester, also delivering gifts<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/12\/65146161-0-Grealish_met_with_12_year_old_Manchester_City_fan_Finlay_prior_t-a-2_1702469836933.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Grealish met with\u00a012-year-old Manchester City fan Finlay prior to the World Cup commencing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/12\/65146163-0-He_then_dedicated_his_goal_against_Iran_to_Finlay_by_performing_-a-3_1702469839133.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He then dedicated his goal against Iran to Finlay by performing a celebration they discussed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/12\/77961801-0-England_star_Jack_Grealish_has_been_praised_for_taking_time_to_s-a-4_1702469864730.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England star Jack Grealish has been praised for taking time to speak to a fan post-match<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Fisher got in touch with Grealish last year, with the pair exchanging letters after the youngster described him as his &#8216;idol&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Reading the letter aloud, the Manchester City player read: &#8216;To Jack, My name is Finlay and I am 11 years old. I am a huge Man City fan and England Fan. I have\u00a0cerebral palsy and I saw that your sister has\u00a0cerebral palsy too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I love the way you are really good with her, you really get it. You always have her there with you and look really proud, especially when we won the league.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Talking to the camera, Jack then explained: &#8216;I&#8217;m so close with my little sister. Hollie is 19 now, she was born three months premature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/00\/78882841-12857329-Players_donated_gift_bags_and_blankets_to_children_from_the_Treb-a-35_1702427816151.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Players\u00a0donated gift bags and blankets to children from the Treble winners in their visit &#8211; and enjoyed some table football<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/00\/78882859-12857329-Some_patients_were_overwhelmed_by_seeing_their_heroes_but_were_m-a-36_1702427816153.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Some patients were overwhelmed by seeing their heroes but were made up by the surprise<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They said that she wouldn&#8217;t be able to talk, she\u00a0wouldn&#8217;t be able to walk, and do a lot of stuff but here we are and she can do everything.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was also\u00a0<span>hailed as &#8216;humble&#8217; after his interactions with journalism\u00a0student Jack Horn, a <\/span>Man United<span>\u00a0fan, about City&#8217;s 3-0 win over the Red Devils in the Manchester derby in October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Grealish&#8217;s side\u00a0are in Belgrade for\u00a0a Champions League dead rubber against Red Star on Wednesday evening and host Crystal Palace at the weekend before jetting off for the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>City do not find out their semi-final opponents until later in the week and kick off their tournament next Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/00\/78882845-12857329-City_also_gave_10_000_to_local_foodbanks_funding_three_thousand_-a-37_1702427816154.jpg\" height=\"626\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City also gave \u00a310,000 to local foodbanks, funding three thousand food parcels amid their latest visit to the hospital<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/00\/78882853-12857329-While_some_players_have_visited_multiple_times_in_their_City_car-a-38_1702427816154.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While some players have visited multiple times in their City careers, it was a first visit for summer signing Jeremy Doku<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/00\/78882941-12857329-City_mascots_also_got_involved_in_the_table_football_with_the_sq-a-39_1702427816157.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City mascots also got involved in the table football, with the squad set to jet off to the Middle East after this weekend&#8217;s game against Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/23\/78891185-0-image-a-50_1702424430273.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Stones admitted that Manchester City must tighten up defensively if they want to win the Club World Cup next week<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12859265\/Jack-Grealish-Man-City-Christmas-cheer-hospital.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Grealish shares a hug with a child in a wheelchair as Man City stars bring Christmas cheer in visit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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