Roberto Martinez presents nine-year-old Everton fan George Shaw with Goal of Month award
GEORGE SHAW, the nine-year-old who won a place in the hearts of thousands of Everton supporters, was presented with the club’s Goal of the Month award by Roberto Martinez today.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez presenting nine-year-old fan George Shaw with Goal of the Month award
George, who has cerebral palsy, beat the likes of Aaron Lennon, Ross Barkley and Kevin Mirallas to the accolade after fulfilling his dream of scoring a goal at Goodison when he was invited onto the pitch at half-time of the game with Swansea.
Martinez presented the award at his press conference ahead of Saturday’s game with West Brom.
“I never thought I would get a trophy,” said George. “It’s great. I thought I’d come close because of all the support I’ve had but I can’t believe I won! Thank you to everyone who voted,” said George.
Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu invited George to Goodison after spotting a video of him online showing off his skills while wearing a ‘Deulofeu 19’ shirt.
Martinez told George “The worst thing is you have two players who are very upset. You beat Ross Barkley and Aaron Lennon and I think they want a word with you.”
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The Everton manager added: “It has been a fantastic story to follow. We became aware of George when we saw him in a clip wearing Gerard Deulofeu’s shirt and when you see him scoring in front of the Gwladys Street it was an incredible moment.
“The players have been talking about George non-stop in the dressing room. He has given us inspiration to get another win at the weekend.
“There are not many football clubs with this kind of story.”