Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Leicester gives grieving Kiwi youngster VIP tour

English Premier League leaders Leicester City have given a young Kiwi fan a VIP tourof the club, days after his mother died.Nine-year-old Charlie Keyworth was given a personal tour of the King Power Stadiumand its facilities on Saturday after uncle Rob Keyworth emailed and tweeted the club from New Zealand.Charlie, a Foxes fan who's great uncle Ken Keyworth played for the club in the 1960's, was in Britain with his family while his mother, who is from the Midlands, received treatment for cancer.She died Thursday."My brother asked Charlie what he'd like todo on Saturday and his response was go to Leicester to the club shop," Rob Keyworth said in a Facebook praising the club."I heard that on Saturday morning NZ time and thought I'd contact Leicester to see if there was any way they could make a bit of a fuss over Charlie."With no notice Leicester City have rolled out the red carpet for a nine-year-old boy who has just lost his mum."It's impossible to put into words how much appreciation we have for everyone involved who made this happen."Charlie's great uncle Ken netted 63 goals in 177 matches for Leicester, including a 20-goal haul in a single Division One season.

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