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Cristiano Ronaldo Comes out with Syrian Refugee Before Real Madrid Match

This young boy's smile says it all.

His name is Zaid, a Syrian refugee who has made it to Spain. And on Saturday, he got to enter the Bernabeu pitch with Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo:

Zied walked on to the Bernabéu pitch with his hero @Cristiano. ud83dude03ud83dudcf7 READ: http://t.co/7cQNhl7WyM #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/Qk1uzWT1N2

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) September 19, 2015

Zaid's father, Osama Abdul Mohsen, became an unwanted viral star when a camerawoman tripped him in Hungary earlier this month.