Soccer star surprises fan in replica shirt

Fan most likely likes his idol even more

Published Wednesday 20 December 2017 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 20 December 2017 - 15:00

A football fan received a rather unusual surprise when one of his favourite players tapped him on the shoulder and offered to pay for his food.

Florian Jan was queuing for a snack seeing Stade Rennais win 2-1 against FC Nantes, when Franco-Bosnian Sanjin Prcić tapped him on the shoulder because he was wearing a replica shirt with the player’s name.

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