GIF: Ivory Coast's Serey Die gets emotional thinking about father's death
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Ivory Coast midfielder Serey Die was very emotional during the national anthem before Les Elephants took on Colombia.
[Courtesy: CBC]
At first, there were rumors his father died just two hours before kickoff, but it turns out that it was 10 years ago.
An official with the Cote D'Ivoire team just told me Serey Die's father died in 2004, not two hours before kickoff.
— David Waldstein (@DavidWaldstein) June 19, 2014
He said Die was thinking about him during the national anthem, which is why he grew so emotional.
— David Waldstein (@DavidWaldstein) June 19, 2014
Die played through 73 minutes with a heavy heart before being subbed off for Mathis Bolly.
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