The Real Madrid star brought out a Syrian boy who was being carried by his father when they were tripped by a Hungarian journalist while fleeing, spurring international outrage.
The journalist, identified as Petra Laszlo, was fired and later apologized for her actions.
Ziad and his father, Osama Alabed Almohse, were among thousands of refugees fleeing Syria and headed to Germany. But when their story became international news, and word spread that Almohse was a soccer coach in Syria, the refugee was invited to teach at CENAFE, a Spanish school in the soccer-crazed nation that trains coaches for the sport.
Ronaldo and the rest of the Real Madrid squad were all wearing T-shirts expressing their support for the thousands of refugees who have fled their war-torn homelands for Europe.
According to the Real Madrid, the club also plans to donate 1 million euros toward the humanitarian cause.
This isn’t the first time Ronaldo has offered support during an international crisis.
In August, Ronaldo heard about Jetin, a 13-year-old boy who was one of thousands affected by a devastating earthquake in Nepal in April.
Jetin was playing soccer when the quake struck, and kept playing after the shaking stopped.
He told a photographer on the scene that his favorite player was Ronaldo, and that he one day hoped to play for Real Madrid.
The photographer then reached out, and Ronaldo sent Jetin an autographed jersey.
