Ukraine boy is guest of honour at football match
Daniel walked out onto the pitch of the Priestfield Stadium with Gillingham's captainDaniel, 11, was celebrated by the team and supporters at Gillingham Football Club during their game with Fleetwood Town on Monday.
The boy and his mother Yana fled their home near Lviv in western Ukraine and have been living with a family in Folkestone, Kent, for two weeks.Thanking the club and supporters he said: "You have all been very kind to me."Daniel's host, Malcolm Bell, said one of the boy's wishes upon arriving in the UK was to see a live football match.
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