Samuel Eto'o gives young fan a heartfelt hug

The 2014 World Cup was likely Cameroon captain Samuel Eto'o's last and it did not go as he would've hoped. The team's all-time leading scorer only managed to play in their opening loss to Mexico before a knee injury sidelined him for the losses to Croatia and Brazil that followed, eliminating Cameroon. As if that wasn't bad enough, he even had to step in a break up a fight between teammates Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Benjamin Moukandjo.

Needless to say, Eto'o probably needed a hug after all this and as Cameroon left Brazil, he found someone who felt the same way. As the team got on their bus to head for the airport, a young fan shouted for the three-time Champions League winner and instead of waving or shaking hands, Eto'o put down his bag and gave the boy a world class hug. When Eto'o saw that he was overcome with emotion, he rubbed the kid's head and hugged him again, sharing a moment that appeared to bring tears to Eto'o's eyes as well.

Though Eto'o has gone home, hopefully his gesture makes an impression. The World Cup shouldn't be about people biting other people. It should be about hugs. And goalkeepers eating grass.