Heartwarming Moment As Standard Liege Footballer Proposes to Girlfriend After Chaotic Match

Heartwarming Moment As Standard Liege Footballer Proposes to Girlfriend After Chaotic Match

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM
  • Standard Liege player Aron Donnum proposed to his girlfriend, Tottenham Hotspur Women player Celine Bizet after his teams match against arch-rivals Anderlecht
  • Liege players and staff formed a circle and had a front seat when Donnum popped the question, to which Celine said yes
  • Standard Liege won the match 3-1 in front of their home fans, but it was marred by violence forcing the match to be abandoned momentarily

Fans at the Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Belgium were treated to a touching moment as Standard Liege footballer Aron Donnum proposed to his girlfriend, Celine Bizet, after the end of their match against fierce rivals Anderlecht.

Standard had just registered a comfortable 3-1 win over rivals Anderlecht in a chaotic match that was stopped at some point due to fan unrest.

Standard Liege, Anderlecht, Aron Donnum, Tottenham Hotspur Women
Standard Liege beat fierce rivals Anderlecht 3-1 in a chaotic encounter. Photo by Bruno Fahy.
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However, Donnum couldn't let the mayhem stop him from popping the question to his girlfriend in front of his coworkers. His girlfriend plays for Tottenham Hotspur Women, according to SB Nation.

The away side opened the scoring after three minutes, but the hosts mounted a superb comeback, going 2-1 up after 28 minutes. Standard then sealed the victory with a 56th-minute goal, which did not go down well with Anderlecht supporters.

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After the goal, flares were thrown on the pitch forcing the referee to abandon the match until the problem was solved, according to Be Soccer.

Donnum proposes to girlfriend

When the match ended, Liege players and staff formed a circle, and in the middle was Donnum, who was on one knee and Bizet, who was still processing the moment.

And in a deeply moving moment, she said yes, and the surrounding staff and players were ecstatic.

In a video posted on Twitter by the club, Donnum to the ring and put it on his fiance's finger, drawing cheers from the players, staff and fans in the stadium.

In the full glare of cameras and the fans in the stadium, she lifted her hand up to show her ring as Bizet was still lost for words. The two lovebirds then posed for pictures to end a truly unforgettable moment.

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Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.