After scoring the goal of his life, meet the teacher who gave stars at the Club World Cup a lesson they’ll never forget
- It’s not often the iconic Argentine club that the legendary Diego Maradona once played for gets “schooled” yet it happened and it’s a lesson we can all learn from.
- As some of the biggest names in soccer gather this week in New Jersey for the semifinals and final of the FIFA Club World Cup, watching on from over 8,000 miles away in New Zealand will be very one interested spectator.
- Christian Gray is a defender with Auckland City FC, the only amateur side to play in the tournament hosted in the United States. Christian is a trainee physical education teacher who just happens to have scored what he’s calling the goal of his life – a thundering header against the mighty Boca Juniors which counts Uruguayan icon Edinson Cavani amongst its ranks. It was one of just six goals Gray has scored in four years for the Kiwi side.
“It literally felt like a dream. You know, I don’t often score goals, but to score in that game was like a surreal moment. Boca Juniors, as we know, are a massive, a massive club and we’re obviously a small little club from New Zealand,” Gray told CNN Sports.
“It was a surreal feeling, a little bit of disbelief. It’s hard to believe it was me that scored the goal. But I think by the time I processed it, my teammate Myer Bevan was on my back, jumped on my back, and we were having a big group hug.”
Christian’s goal earned his team a shock 1-1 draw against the South American giant with both teams ultimately exiting the tournament after failing to advance to the last-16..
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