21日，卡塔尔世界杯英格兰队对阵伊朗队比赛中，英格兰队球员格里利什（Jack Grealish）进球之后，他抬起双臂摆出一个波浪效果庆祝。

这个动作被各大外媒捕捉，并透露了其背后的故事。

Jack Grealish kept his promise to a young fan who has cerebral palsy with his celebration after scoring his first World Cup goal for England against Iran on Monday.

Grealish tapped home the final goal from close range in a 6-2 win and marked the moment with a broad smile and stretched his arms out to the side, rolling them in waves.

世界杯前，格里利什收到一封信，来自一位11岁小球迷芬利（Finlay Fisher）。芬利最喜欢的球员就是格里利什，他像普通孩子一样喜爱足球。但与其他孩子不同的是，芬利是个脑瘫患儿，病魔限制了他的运动能力。

Finlay, a young Manchester City supporter with cerebral palsy, wrote a heartwarming letter to the forward earlier this season.

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这封信是芬利鼓起勇气写的，表达了自己对足球的热爱。

格里利什在回信中给芬利送去了鼓励和一件签名球衣，并邀请他到足球俱乐部参观。这天，芬利终于见到了偶像，他十分激动。

Grealish, 27, followed up with a letter of his own and also made a surprise visit to meet Finlay at a soccer session run by City's charity program.

芬利在信中对格里利什说：“我希望世界上有更多人像你一样对待我们。你是我的英雄，也是一个好哥哥”。

In his letter to Grealish, Finlay said: "I wish there were more people in the world just like you who treat people with disabilities the same as anyone else. You are my hero and a good brother to your sister."

在之前的采访中，格里利什表示自己的妹妹患有脑瘫，“我很爱我的妹妹，我们的感情很好。她早产了3个月。医生说她可能不会走路和讲话，但是她今天什么都能做到”。

In a previous interview, Grealish said his little sister had cerebral palsy, “We are so close. She was born three months premature and they said she would not be able to talk, walk. And here we are today, and she can do everything.”

这次见面，芬利和格里利什约定，下次格里利什进球之后，会做一个芬利想看到的庆祝动作。这个像波浪一样晃动双臂的动作，正是小芬利设计的。



没想到，约定达成不久，格里利什就在世界杯上进球了。在全世界球迷的注视下，他用芬利设计的动作完成了庆祝，实现了一个11岁孩子的梦想。

Sure enough, in England’s first 2022 World Cup match, Grealish was able to find the back of the net in the 90th minute. Keeping his promise, Grealish celebrated by flailing his arms in worm-like fashion.

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22日，芬利在接受BBC采访时说，当他在客厅里看到偶像表演这个动作时，他很惊讶。“这感觉就像梦想成真，我说不出我有多高兴。我到现在还没缓过来。”（“It feels like a dream come true, I can’t say how happy I am. I’ve still not got over it yet.” ）



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赛后，格里利什在接受采访时说：“对我来说只是个庆祝动作，但对他来说意味着全世界，尤其是在世界杯上。所以芬利，这是给你的。”

Speaking after the match, Grealish said: “For me, it’s just doing a celebration but for him that’ll mean the world to him, I’m sure. Finlay, this one's for you”

此刻，足球不单是竞技体育，更是爱和希望。