The world shuddered in disgust last week as the video of a journalist tripping a Syrian father fleeing across the Hungarian-Serbian border holding his son went viral.
Fortunately, that wasn't the end of the story.
Osama Abdul Mohsen and his 7-year-old son Zaid arrived successfully in Germany. Although that alone would be a happy ending, the story doesn't end quite yet.
In Syria, Mohsen was a coach for the first division team Al-Fotuwa.
When leaders of Spain’s Football Coach Training Center (Cenafe) learned of Mohsen's plight and previous experience, they realized they could do something to
"When we saw the story of Mohsen published in the newspapers we felt very bad about it," the president of Cenafe Miguel Ángel Galán said, according to The Local.
He reached out to Mohsen through a journalist and offered him support.
"We are a center for coaches and we like to help everyone who works in this area," Cenafe director Conrado Galán said.
"As soon as he learns Spanish, we plan to offer him a job at our organization," Galán added.
So, on Wednesday morning, Mohsen and his song boarded a train from Munich to Madrid.
Cenafe has also promised to try and bring Mohsen's wife and two other children who remain in Turkey. A paid for flat, just south of Madrid in Getafe, has already been designated for the Syrian family.
The mayor of Getafe, Sara Hernández, has expressed her support and welcome for Mohsen and his family.
"We will work with Getafe FC so that the father can coach there, seeing as he has experience in that area," Hernández said. "This is a step to show the solidarity of the city of Getafe in response to this human drama."