Ever since, ISIS have claimed responsibility for the heinous act and one Salman Abedi – who was killed in the blast – has been identified as the lead suspect behind the bombing. It is the biggest and the worst act of terror in England since the 2005 suicide bombing in London – which took the life of 52 people.
An atrocity such as this has the power to unite the entire world and condemn terrorism in unison and so it has, as tributes have been flowing from all corners of the world. Footballers have also taken to social media platforms to express shock and to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.
Ronaldo had spent six years in England with his former club Manchester United and was one of the first to express his grief on social networking site Instagram. Here is what he wrote:
Here is how the football clubs paid tribute:
A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on May 23, 2017 at 2:26am PDT
What the footballers had to say…
A post shared by David Beckham (@davidbeckham) on May 23, 2017 at 12:20am PDT
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