Liverpool’s Loris Karius has received a vote of confidence from an unlikely source after his goalkeeping blunders cost his side dearly in the Champions League Final against Real Madrid.
Karius endured a nightmare in the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev last Saturday, first gifting a bizarre goal to Karim Benzema and then allowing a long range effort from Gareth Bale to slip through his fingers.
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The German cut a disconsolate figure on the pitch after the match, tearfully apologising to the Reds’ faithful for his errors. Still affected by the incidents the following day, Karius took to social media to verbalise his feelings and took full responsibility for his part in the 3-1 defeat.
“Haven’t really slept until now,” Karius wrote on late Sunday afternoon. “The scenes are still running through my head again and again. I’m infinitely sorry to my teammates, for you fans, and for all the staff.”
Karius has received several messages of encouragement from the football community but one particular note from a fan stood out from the rest.
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Mia Khalifa, a retired adult film star, has apparently taken quite a shine to the Liverpool goalkeeper recently and took to Instagram to voice her support for the stricken player, writing that “mistakes are human nature” and adding a suitably x-rated insult in the direction of Spanish defender Sergio Ramos.