Ma'an
Brazilian footballer Ronaldo will participate in a film about a Palestinian fan who was killed by a land mine before she could fulfill her dream of meeting him, his club said on Sunday.
"[Ronaldo] confirmed that he made an agreement with the Iranian director to make the film in the Palestinian territories," Reuters quoted a spokesman for the Brazilian club Corinthians as saying.
The untitled film is based on the true story of a young Palestinian girl who played soccer and idolized Ronaldo. The daughter of 1948 refugees died after losing a leg when she stepped on a land mine in southern Lebanon.
...... Ronaldo, who is also a United Nations ambassador, demonstrated an affinity for disabled children in the Holy Land when he met with handicapped kids in Ramallan and Tel Aviv in 2005.
The football star is a three times FIFA World Player of the Year and won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002. Full story
