The 8-year-old boy bounced the ball more than 2,500 times and received a gift from Beckham

Gia Hung, 8 years old, from Thach Dai Commune, Thach Ha District, is in grade 3 at Thach Linh Primary School, Ha Tinh City. My exchange with the player David Beckham came from a challenge by Mai Van Tho, the sales manager of an insurance company, with this boy with a talent for kicking the ball.

Mr. Tho said, in mid-March, he accidentally saw Gia Hung’s soccer videos on the internet, so he texted his father (Tho’s friend) saying that if he bounced the ball 2,222 times, he would give a special gift. separate.

Listening to his father’s story, Gia Hung accepted Uncle Tho’s challenge. The boy tried to practice every day, after a week exceeded the set goal, reaching more than 2,500 times.

Tho was very surprised and admitted that until then he had not thought of what the gift would be. When a friend said his son liked a pair of soccer cleats, he ordered it right away to have it delivered. “Besides donating shoes, I still want to do something bigger,” he shared.

On this occasion, your company launched a series of programs Strong Vietnam – show the spirit of Vietnamese people rising up after the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to select 10 domestic people to join in conquering Son Doong cave. This event had the participation of the brand ambassador, former player David Beckham.

Anh Tho came up with the idea of ​​giving Gia Hung a special gift, asking him to interact with the British player, to share his passion for soccer and to show off his skills of kicking the ball thousands of times.

“The company’s communications department supported and agreed to arrange a time in the exchange for me to show my passion,” Tho said and said, then immediately made a stage at the office. Ha Tinh to connect with the event.

On the evening of March 21, David Beckham was introduced to Gia Hung by the MC of the program, showed videos of football and let him perform via live stream. When witnessing Gia Hung’s kicking skills and technique of controlling the ball with both feet, Beckham said: “It’s amazing. He can control the ball with both feet very well, I want to be there. Vietnam to play football with Hung”. At the end of the conversation, Beckham gave Gia Hung a signed ball and hopes this gift will help him keep his passion for football.

Gia Hung confided that when he heard that Uncle Tho revealed that he would be able to interact with Beckham, he was so happy that he couldn’t sleep, counting the days. At first, when I talked through the live stream, I was a little nervous and worried. When he received the support of many people, he regained his composure and performed well.

“I’m waiting every day to receive the gift of Beckham’s autographed ball,” said the third grader. Gia Hung said, he is a fan of Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo players, in Vietnam, he loves Hoang Anh Gia Lai club and dreams of becoming a good player in the future.

Mr. Tran Van Tho (Hung’s father) said that no one in his family followed a football career. From a young age, I often followed my father to the grass fields in the neighborhood, so I have had a passion for the ball ever since.

“On my 6th birthday, I was given a ball by my father. Since then, every time I come home from school, I always spend a few hours practicing juggling and kicking skills,” Gia Hung said.

At first, the boy practiced kicking the ball with his right foot, later he practiced more with his left foot. The number of successful kicks with both feet started to increase from a few dozen times and then up to 1,000 times in early 2022. Noticing Hung’s pitching skills improved day by day, the father recorded videos of practice moments. your child’s training and post it on social media, attracting more views, interactions and shares.

The 8-year-old boy bounced the ball more than 2,500 times and received a gift from Beckham

Ho Sy Phuc, Ha Tinh youth football coach, said that Hung has been involved in the province’s school football club for nearly a year now, his ability to kick the ball with two feet is the best compared to his classmates. and same age group.

“Hung just learned to play in the midfield and striker positions. The boy’s sense of ball and thinking is good, if he works hard, he will develop more,” said Mr. Phuc.

Duc Hung