Edwin Castro had news to celebrate. The FIFA streamer, known as “Castro_1021”, scored a goal during the charity match and afterward showed the message “My mom beat cancer” on his shirt.
The scene turned a play into something much more personal: the announcement of a victory in a battle many people around the world are fighting.
Football and celebrations with messages have always sent powerful messages to the world, but rarely are they celebrations of someone else’s victory, though in this case we all celebrated.
The streamer was then embraced by his teammates, who showed their support after he had gone through such a difficult time as facing a terrible illness like cancer.