Liverpool's Carragher rescues fan with £1700 gesture
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tribalfootball.com - February 9, 2006
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher came to the rescue of a stranded Reds fan after their Club World Championship campaign in Japan.
Steve Yardley was faced with the huge bill after losing his passport watching Liverpool in Tokyo. The roofer spent two extra nights in the Japanese capital and paid £126 for new documents from the British embassy.
Mr Yardley, 45, was then told his original airline ticket was non-transferable and he would have to pay £1,700 to get home, leaving him to rely on a whip-round at his local pub.
But when defender Carragher heard what happened, he paid for the entire cost of the trip.
Father-of-one Mr Yardley told the Daily Post: "We were on our way to the FA Cup game with Luton when one of the lads handed me this envelope and said 'Jamie wants you to have this'.
"I opened it up and there was £1,700 in cash in there - I was absolutely stunned.
"The lads had loaned me the money to get home, but I had to pay them back and I was really worried about where I was going to get the money from."
The Reds star heard of Mr Yardley's plight when visiting family members in Bootle.
His father Philip had been on the same flight home as Mr Yardley and told his son what had happened.
Mr Yardley said: "It was an unbelievable gesture and just shows what kind of a bloke Jamie is.
"I was struggling for money after paying to get to Japan in the first place and then I had to pay for a hotel for another 24 hours, a new passport and a flight home.
"I had no idea how I was going to pay my friends back.
"I haven't missed a Liverpool game for six years, but I was really worried I'd have to give up my season ticket."
Carragher, 28, was given the Freedom of Sefton last month for his services to local charity and youth work.
good character and morale well done -
and a fantastic player too.
anyone has any idea how much he is being paid per week at liverpool? -
he is one of the unsung heroes that is finally deserving the recognition he deserves...
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finnan is not bad too.
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That is why I am a Liverpool fan
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well I guess Carragher is not the only 1 that does this but there is other footballers out there that do these but not yet recongnized by any 1
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wow, definitely great news to hear of
