Dáire returned to Anfield on December 3, the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, to witness a 4-3 comeback triumph against Fulham, his heroes’ performance.
The Gorman family was then invited to the AXA Training Centre the next day to meet numerous players, including his favorite player Luis Diaz, and spend time with manager Klopp. The visit included a guided tour of the facility.
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“You have no idea how much it was a pleasure to meet you. Klopp told Dáire, “You can’t.”
You are one of the most unique supporters in this club, which is all about the people. This morning, as I viewed the movie one more, I sat there thinking, “Oh my god.” Imagine living a life devoid of feelings!
A day filled with magic: Dáire visits Liverpool to take on the Reds – Liverpool FC
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“What a magical day it has been,” Dáire concluded. I cannot express the feelings I had upon meeting my hero, Diaz, and Klopp. Mo [Salah] stopped by to greet me.
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“I’m just so grateful for it all and I can’t believe I came back to Liverpool again to do all this.”
A component of LFC’s Red Together initiative, which entails the team’s dedication to making sure equality, diversity, and inclusion are ingrained in all it does, is celebrating our broad fan base.
“Liverpool is my life.” It has the greatest significance. I have no words to describe it. It’s simply a total diversion. Nothing is something I love more than anything.
Nobody who saw the hugely moving clip of Dáire Gorman’s emotional reaction to experiencing Anfield for the first time could doubt the sincerity of his words.
The 12-year-old, from Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland, was brought to tears by the pre-match playing of You’ll Never Walk Alone when he visited the stadium for September’s 3-0 victory over Aston Villa.
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Many who watched the footage that was shared widely across social media were, too.
“I couldn’t sleep the night before,” says Dáire. “It was an emotional breakdown as soon as You’ll Never Walk Alone played. I tried to sing a couple of words but they just wouldn’t come out of my mouth.
“I love the song, it has beautiful lyrics. The way my life has been, I always listen to it, and know I’ll never walk alone.”
To us he is an inspiration’ | Anglo Celt
Dáire was born with a rare condition called Crommelin Syndrome, which is thought to have been diagnosed in only a handful of people across the world.
He has no arms from his elbows down and is missing the femur in both of his legs, which means he is a full-time wheelchair user.
“Dáire is definitely one in a million, he has a massive personality,” says his mum, Shelley. “What he has come through over the last 12 years, and he is still smiling, is amazing.
“It’s like Liverpool Football Club is his best friend.”
Ted Morris, the chair of the Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association, and the Little Blue Heroes Foundation, an organization that supports families of children in Ireland with life-threatening illnesses, organized Dáire’s September trip to see the Reds.
Among the of people touched by his emotional response in the stands that day were Jürgen Klopp and the Liverpool squad.
So much so, the boss personally invited Dáire and his family – which also includes dad Kenny, a big Red too, and sister Aoife – back to Merseyside last weekend.
