Christopher Hegardt, an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC, met Leo Messi in Barcelona through Make A Wish after he was diagnosed with childhood cancer. He was 11 years old then. After 10 years he was able to meet him again, this time as a professional player on the field where Messi played for Inter Miami. In December 2009, Hegardt was hospitalized after a youth soccer match and diagnosed with cancer following the discovery of a ruptured tumor in his liver. He went through six rounds of chemotherapy and received a liver transplant before returning in 2011 to the San Diego Surf, where Hegardt won a national championship.[4][6] During his hospitalization, Hegardt received a visit and jersey from then-Chivas USA player Sacha Kljestan. The two were reunited 12 years later in Charlotte FC’s home debut against the LA Galaxy, where Hegardt played against Kljestan’s Galaxy.
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