Jack Grealish grabbed all the headlines after Manchester City’s win over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup but not for his usual on-field performance. The match ended 1-1 with City prevailing over the Spanish side on penalties. But during the trophy presentation ceremony what grabbed everyone’s attention was when Grealish engaged with a visually impaired little girl standing beside UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin.
Grealish did not just stop for a momentary handshake as his interaction with the girl, temporarily stopped the city players from getting their medals. Though Ceferin told Jack to move along he chose to ignore the UEFA President. He even asked Ceferin to wait as he took his time to shower the girl with attention. This short clip was very wholesome and went viral with Twitteratti singing praises of the Treble winner.
It takes seconds to create a lifelong memory, well done Jack Grealish 👏 pic.twitter.com/vdKYezl5qy
— Parody Pablo ⚒️ (@ParodyPabs) August 22, 2023
The situation was incredibly awkward for the UEFA President as he went to shake Grealish hands twice before finally putting it up around his neck. Pep Guardiola also joined in and made the day more special for the little girl by planting a kiss on her cheek before proceeding for the trophy lift.
This is not the first time Grealish has done something wholesome, Another incident that reminds us how kind-hearted Grealish is when he met Finlay an 11-year-old City fan who suffered from cerebral palsy. Just as promised Jack celebrated with his arms stretched and danced when he scored a goal in the 6-2 win over Iran in the World Cup.
On asking the reason behind the celebration Grealish replied saying, “It’s nice for him because he’ll go back to school and he’ll probably be quite popular.”
Jack Grealish doesn’t know what an “Encyclopedia” is
Back in 2021 during his Aston Villa days, Grealish interviewed with TalkSport before England’s match against Scotland during the Euros. When asked about what he thought when Dean Smith called him “an Encyclopedia of Soccer’, Grealish replied by saying –“A what?” “I don’t know what that means,”.
Jack Grealish doesn’t have a clue what ‘encyclopedia’ means and his reaction has gone viral 😂 https://t.co/aOClG4Tp7t
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) June 18, 2021
Needless to say, this brought up lots of laughs in the soccer community as it was baffling how someone who was 25 years old (at that time) had not heard of the word “Encyclopedia”. What was even funnier is that Grealish genuinely did not know what an Encyclopedia is and why is it used. But in all honesty, Grealish can’t be blamed for not knowing.
Encyclopedia Britannica stopped being printed in 2012 and odds are it is very rare for someone around Grealish’s age to even see an Encyclopedia, let alone use it. Grealish has been never considered the smartest of the bunch but his lack of knowledge about what an Encyclopedia is is honestly baffling and funny as well.