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Ronaldo Supports Coma-Stricken Player: 'Get Well Soon My Friend'

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Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammate, Dean Henderson, sent messages of support to ECU Joondalup’s player Danny Hodgson who is spending his 26th birthday in a coma after suffering a brutal attack two weeks ago.“Hi Danny, I just heard about your story. I hope you get well soon. I invite you to come to one of the games in Manchester,” Ronaldo said in a video message before adding “Get well soon my friend.”Henderson, a Man United goalkeeper who played alongside Hodgson at Carlisle United as a junior, told his friend to “stay strong”:“Can’t wait to get you over to a game and meet the boys — I’ve told them all about you. We’re all in your corner as a club and as a team,” the goalkeeper said. “We wish you all the very best. I love you to bits.”Hodgson’s parents have been quarantining in Australia after arriving from the UK as their 26-year-old son remains in coma in Royal Perth Hospital.The footballer was brutally attacked at Perth Railway Station on 5 September by a 15-year-old boy who has now been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm and will shortly appear in court.

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Ronaldo Supports Coma-Stricken Player: 'Get Well Soon My Friend'

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English footballer Danny Hodgson is fighting for his life in a hospital in Perth, Australia, after a teenage boy unexpectedly attacked him at a local railway station.

“Hi Danny, I just heard about your story. I hope you get well soon. I invite you to come to one of the games in Manchester,” Ronaldo said in a video message before adding “Get well soon my friend.”

Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a get-well message to Perth footballer Danny Hodgson, as he is still in critical condition. It is Hodgson's 26th birthday and his parents have shared a heartfelt message, and pictures of happier times. pic.twitter.com/5HMjYa2Xi4
— 10 News First Perth (@10NewsFirstPER) September 19, 2021

Henderson, a Man United goalkeeper who played alongside Hodgson at Carlisle United as a junior, told his friend to “stay strong”:

“You’ll get through this I promise,” Henderson said, praying for his pal’s recovery.

“Can’t wait to get you over to a game and meet the boys — I’ve told them all about you. We’re all in your corner as a club and as a team,” the goalkeeper said. “We wish you all the very best. I love you to bits.”

Today is Danny Hodgson’s 26th birthday.

Danny is still in ICU at Royal Perth Hospital after a coward’s punch in the heart our city.

We are all behind him.

Danny’s parents have just released this statement on their boy’s birthday. @6PR #perth pic.twitter.com/GWxqNizxvb
— Mark Gibson (@markgibbo) September 19, 2021

Hodgson’s parents have been quarantining in Australia after arriving from the UK as their 26-year-old son remains in coma in Royal Perth Hospital.

The footballer was brutally attacked at Perth Railway Station on 5 September by a 15-year-old boy who has now been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm and will shortly appear in court.