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Football’s kindest moments of 2016 - featuring Ronaldo, Messi, Rooney and Suarez

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Lionel Messi holds the hands of 'bag shirt boy' Murtaza Ahmadi (Photo: Getty Image)

2016 has been a pretty brutal year across the board.

From a number of high-profile celebrity deaths to some questionable political decisions, many people have felt sad or frustrated at one moment or another.

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