da bet7： Following Northern Ireland’s memorable draw against Portugal on Tuesday, Huddersfield midfielder Oliver Norwood has told the Daily Mail how he used his old connections with Manchester United to obtain an invaluable relic of international football.
da pixbet： After the full time whistle, Cristiano Ronaldo rejected offers to swap shirts with many of the Northern Ireland players. The world-class winger then gave his jersey, worn on his 100th appearance for Portugal, to 21-year-old Norwood.
Norwood has now explained how he became the unlikely recipient of the Portugal No.7 shirt. The midfielder was released by Premier League side Manchester United in the summer, and shares an agent with United star Rio Ferdinand.
“Rio and I have the same agent, and I knew he had kept in touch with Ronaldo from their days together at United,” Norwood explained.
“So I phoned him last week and asked if he could put a word in for me. I just explained how much it would mean to have Ronaldo’s shirt, and could he possibly see what the chances were.
‘I was hoping that might do the trick, but I wanted to make sure, so I went up to Ronaldo before the game and introduced myself. He just said: ‘Yeah, Rio spoke to me. Don’t worry – the shirt’s yours.’
“I will frame it, as soon as I get it home, and keep it. It will have pride of place among all my football possessions. I will show it my kids and grandkids in years to come and tell them that’s the shirt Ronaldo wore in his 100th international appearance. I was on the pitch with him, and there’s the evidence.
“I’m absolutely thrilled with it, and I owe Rio for setting it up for me. It was so good of him, and I am really grateful.”
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