Wild Boars get a Man United treat
published : 29 Oct 2018 at 11:00
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Associated Press
MANCHESTER: The 12 Wild Boar team members were guests at Old Trafford for Manchester United's home match against Everton in the Premier League on Sunday.
Having met United manager Jose Mourinho and first-team stars on Saturday, they were guests of honour as the Red Devils faced Everton in the Premier League.
The 12 youngsters from the Wild Boars club, aged between 11 and 16, were invited to United's Carrington training ground to meet the stars on the eve of the Everton game.
Mourinho hugged every member of the squad and posed for photographs before signing souvenirs.
Ander Herrera, Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial, Ashley Young, Andreas Pereira and Fred also met the young players, whose cave ordeal attracted worldwide attention last July.
The youngsters had already experienced a taste of Manchester United folklore, having appeared alongside the club's former forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a US TV talk show hosted by Ellen Degeneres.
The 12 players were accompanied by two coaches, family members and Lt Gen Werachon Sukondhapatipak, the deputy government spokesman and recent chaperone for the Wild Boars.
Sat in the Old Trafford directors' box, all wearing United scarves and hats, they received a rapturous welcome from the home support when introduced to the crowd before kick-off.
United, meanwhile, held a minute's silence before kick-off, in joint memory of Remembrance Sunday and the helicopter crash on Saturday evening involving the aircraft belonging to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
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Vocabulary
- chaperone: a person, such as a parent or a teacher, who goes with young people on a trip, a date or to a dance to encourage good behaviour - ผู้ใหญ่ที่คอยไปเป็นเพื่อนของชายหนุ่มหรือหญิงสาวที่ยังไม่แต่งงานในงาน
- eve: the day before - ช่วงค่ำก่อนวัน(งาน)
- folklore: the traditions and stories of a country or community - คติชาวบ้าน,ความเชื่อหรือขนบธรรมเนียมประเพณีของชาวบ้าน
- ordeal: an extremely unpleasant experience, especially one that lasts for a long time - ประสบการณ์ที่แสนสาหัส
- rapturous: full of extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement - ซึ่งปลาบปลื้มสูงสุด
- remembrance (noun): the act or process of remembering an event in the past or a person who is dead - การระลึกถึง
- souvenir: something that you get to remind you later of being at a particular place or event - ของที่ระลึก
