Ronaldos armband auctioned to help Serbian baby

Cristiano Ronaldo’s moment of frustration at a controversial decision in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday is turning into something positive.

“Ronaldo was agitated [and] he threw the armband. It fell right next to me,” Vukicevic said.

He decided to put it up for auction to raise money for treatment for Gavrilo Djurdjevic from Serbia, who is suffering from spinal muscular atrophy.

“The entire crew agreed this [armband] will go for little Gavrilo,” he said.

Vukicevic said he was ready to sell any memorabilia he could collect from players to help Gavrilo’s parents collect the Sh316 million needed for the treatment.

The winning bid for the armband was Sh8.2 million. Gavrilo’s mother Nevena said proceeds from the sale would be would be a significant contribution to their treatment fund.

“We could not believe that some people who do not even know us… would take the armband, auction it and help our child,” she said.

-Report by BBC Sport