A lot of fans are praising Crystal Palace player Joel Ward the club tweeted out a video of the defender when he looked after a young mascot who was recovering from a serious illness.
The five-year-old named Brodie was invited to walk out with Joel Ward for Palace’s match against Newcastle, a game which saw the Eagles claim all three points in a 1-0 victory, via BBC Sport. The young girl got to walk out with her favourite player (Ward) when she was well enough to come to Selhurst Park.
Brodie was at the hospital ward that both Max Meyer and Ward visited over Christmas, and the two loved how happy and energetic she was despite her situation, so arranged for her to be a mascot.
Fans have loved the footage showing the great gesture by the footballers and have flooded to Twitter to express their joy over it.
The right-back joined the South London side in 2012 from Portsmouth and has since made 238 appearances both in the Championship and Premier League, per Transfermarkt. Now, he is estimated at around £3.60 million.
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Here’s what fans had to say following the tweet:
❤️💙 In February, @JoelWard2 was able to give Brodie a day she will never forget.
We look forward to welcoming her back to Selhurst when football returns.#CPFC pic.twitter.com/xOuqvN6m2g
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) March 25, 2020
Joel Ward is a top top man. True legend. What a lovely vid this is…#CPFC https://t.co/EsuEZBgeZq
— Curt (@CPFC_Curt) March 25, 2020
Go brodie. Nice to hear good news these days. Top man mr ward
— lee mcmahon (@leemcmahon16) March 25, 2020
Lovely story, well done Joel.
— blcbob (@BLCBOB) March 25, 2020
Look at how happy Joel has mad Brodie. Joel, you are a legend. Love our club. 🦅❤️💙🦅
— Kel Gilbert (@EagleKel1905) March 25, 2020
When my Mrs had cancer I wrote to the club as I have 3 kids and they sent some signed photos and a card from the players and @JoelWard2 was one of them, a true gent and a club legend.
— Andy Carless (@AndyCarless3) March 25, 2020
What an amazing, beautiful girl. Glad to hear she is in remission. This club continues to make me so proud to be part of it ❤️💙🦅🦅❤️💙
— Jess Booker (@bookerjm82) March 25, 2020
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