‘Beautiful!’ – Gerard Pique and Isco ‘save little bird from getting squashed on pitch’

There was a very lovely pitch-intruder during Spain v Iran, and it made for the best moment of the first half.

A very small bird sat precariously in the middle of the pitch and, to save it meeting a nasty end from someone’s boot, Gerard Pique and Isco kindly intervened.

The Spain stars became true heroes as they graciously escorted the bird off the pitch and to the relative safety of the touchline.

Heartwarming.