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Aleksandar Djuridjevic poses with his son Gavrilo (left); Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo casts away his armband (right).PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP

The captain’s armband which Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo threw away angrily during a World Cup qualifier against Serbia was bought by a betting company at a charity auction to help fund life-saving surgery for a six-month-old baby.

Serbia’s Mozzart said in a statement on Friday (April 2) that it paid 7.5 million dinars (S$100,000) for the armband picked up by a fireman at Red Star’s Rajko Mitic stadium.

“We decided to take part in the auction because of its humanitarian nature,” Mozzart said.

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“The objective was to aid toddler Gavrilo Djurdjevic as well as to raise awareness that we need to stand united in taking this kind of action.”

Six-month-old Gavrilo Djurdjevic is suffering from spinal atrophy and his mother Nevena said the family had received donations of around €500,000 (S$790,000) so far.

Ronaldo stormed off the pitch seconds before the final whistle in Serbia’s 2-2 home draw with Portugal on Saturday and threw the armband away when he was denied a clear stoppage-time winner in the 2-2 draw.

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