After years of treatment for cerebral palsy, Zayed Mustafa Al Fahadi, seven, got the chance to step on to a football pitch in the UAE and experience a moment he had long dreamt of. In front of a packed stadium, a beaming Zayed walked on to the pitch alongside the referees and kicked off the match between Sharjah and Shabab Al Ahli on Saturday. A video of the moment was widely shared on social media. “It was a strange and lovely feeling when I kicked the ball.