{"id":293193,"date":"2023-10-28T04:14:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293193"},"modified":"2023-10-28T04:14:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:14:18","slug":"moussa-diaby-saves-the-day-for-tearful-young-aston-villa-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/moussa-diaby-saves-the-day-for-tearful-young-aston-villa-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Moussa Diaby saves the day for tearful young Aston Villa fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Young Aston Villa fan is left in tears as stadium steward confiscates and bins his &#8216;banned&#8217; handmade banner asking for his hero Moussa Diaby&#8217;s shirt&#8230; but \u00a345m star saves the day to dry his eyes<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Due to a new rule in Dutch football, banners asking for players&#8217; shirts are banned<\/span><\/li>\n<li>AZ Alkmaar 1-4 Aston Villa: Unai Emery&#8217;s side run riot in Holland with brilliant win<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you know the fan in the video? Email Milo.Pope.MOL@mailonline.co.uk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s\u00a0Moussa Diaby saved the day for a tearful young fan last night after the boy&#8217;s handmade banner asking for the attacker&#8217;s shirt was confiscated.<\/p>\n<p>Before Villa played AZ Alkmaar in the Europa Conference League, a young fan hung a beautifully hand-crafted sign near to the touchline asking for the French winger&#8217;s shirt.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to a new rule in Dutch football forcing stadiums to ban fans from bringing in signs asking players for shirts, a steward walked over to the boy and took the banner away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Left in tears, he was consoled by another steward as the sign, which was written in French, was then thrown in the bin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But in a heartwarming gesture, the Birmingham\u00a0club made sure the fan was granted his wish as Diaby gave him a hug at the full-time whistle &#8211; and his shirt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/09\/77072173-12679365-image-a-14_1698397077764.jpg\" height=\"364\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The young fan&#8217;s brilliant home-made banner was put near to the touchline asking for his shirt<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/11\/77072167-12679365-However_due_to_a_new_rule_in_Dutch_football_the_steward_took_the-a-3_1698400862829.jpg\" height=\"373\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, due to a new rule in Dutch football, the steward took the banner and threw it away<\/p>\n<p>The boy can be seen with a beaming smile on his face as he poses for a picture alongside the Villa winger with his shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Many football fans complained on social media that it was completely &#8216;unnecessary&#8217; for the steward to throw the sign in the bin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote on X: &#8216;All the hours this kid have spent making it, looking forward and having his hopes up, brought the sign and then some man throw it in the bin.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;That\u2019s unnecessary from the stewards to throw it in the bin.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, after the Villa star made it up to the kid, fans were delighted with one saying: &#8216;Love this!&#8217; Another also added: &#8216;Brilliant! Well done Villa.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Diaby has endeared himself to supporters since his summer switch from Bayer Leverkusen with his brilliant play, and this on-the-field act of kindness will only burnish his reputation.<\/p>\n<p>To add to Villa fans&#8217; joy, their side enjoyed a remarkable result against the Dutch team, as they won 4-1 to go second in their group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/11\/77072161-12679365-However_the_young_fan_s_night_was_not_all_bad_as_he_finally_got_-a-4_1698400862830.jpg\" height=\"1118\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, the young fan&#8217;s night was not all bad as he finally got to meet Moussa Diaby<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/11\/77072165-12679365-The_Aston_Villa_attacker_made_sure_the_fan_s_night_wasn_t_ruined-a-5_1698400862831.jpg\" height=\"1110\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Aston Villa attacker made sure the fan&#8217;s night wasn&#8217;t ruined after their excellent 4-1 win<\/p>\n<p>Striker Ollie Watkins continued his red-hot form for Villa, netting his tenth goal of the season and fourth in Europe this season.<\/p>\n<p>Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans put them in control at the AFAS Stadium in Alkmaar after less than 25 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Vangelis Pavlidis wasted the hosts&#8217; best chances, but Watkins and John McGinn added more goals after the break before Ibrahim Sadiq grabbed a consolation.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second time in two games Villa had scored four after their 4-1 Premier League win over West Ham on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery celebrated a year in charge on Tuesday and the victory underlined the progress his side have made, having been floundering in 14th place 12 months ago &#8211; three points above the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Villa host Alkmaar in two weeks knowing victory would see them take a giant leap to the knock-out stages, especially following an opening 3-2 defeat at Legia Warsaw in September.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12679365\/Moussa-Diaby-saves-day-tearful-young-Aston-Villa-fan-French-star-gives-shirt-banner-asking-gets-confiscated.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Young Aston Villa fan is left in tears as stadium steward confiscates and bins his &#8216;banned&#8217; 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