COLEMAN: WE PUT RIVALRIES ASIDE IN SUPPORT FOR SEAN
Seamus Coleman
YESTERDAY
IRELAND defender Seamus Coleman admitted soccer rivalries were put to one side to support injured Liverpool fan Sean Cox.
The Everton full-back donated €5,000 to a fund for his fellow Irishman.
The 53-year-old, from Co meath is still recovering after being attacked by Roma thugs before the Champions League semi-final at Anfield in April.
Coleman, 30, was alerted to the initiative by a similar gesture by Reds’ boss Jurgen Klopp, the boss of arch rivals Liverpool.
He said: “We have to be together. I think football is great for sticking together.
“Rivalries go out the window with stuff like that; you don’t see a crest or a jersey. You see a man who came to support his team and unfortunately it didn’t end too well for him that night. There is a fundraising page and I don’t know the ins and outs of how he is but hopefully they can raise some money for him.
“I saw on social media the Liverpool manager had donated some money Michal Fleming outside Dublin shop yesterday and saw there was a link to a Gofundme page. I wanted to put my name to it because sometimes that raises more publicity. That’s what Jurgen did.
“You think, ‘Do you put your name towards it or not?’ You might get people saying ‘He might have put more in’.
“I’ve had Liverpool fans say ‘Thanks very much’.”
■ If you would like to contribute www.gofundme. com/supportseancox.
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