Fans claim ‘this is real football’ as they spot touching gesture between rival supporters mid-game

FANS claimed "this is real football" after seeing a touching gesture from the Belgian Pro League over the weekend.

High-flying Union Saint-Gilloise took on RFC Seraing in the penultimate regular season game of the campaign.

While the hosts are readying themselves for the championship play-offs, RFC Seraing were already guaranteed to come rock bottom ahead of kick-off.

With Union leading 2-0 at half-time, there was no animosity between the two sets of supporters.

In fact, everything was extremely good natured.

Fans of the two clubs got stewards to help them exchange scarves in a gesture of goodwill.

A group of Union supporters beamed as they received their new souvenir.

And one even blew a kiss at the RFC Seraing faithful.

Seeing the clip on social media, a fan wrote: "This is real football. A party."

A second tweeted: "Bravo for the elegance of the gesture."

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And a third gushed: "This should be more often the case between clubs, even tough but respectful rivals for the love of football, it would change a lot of things."

While Union are in the title mix in the top flight, it's not long ago that they were in the second tier alongside RFC Seraing.

They were promoted as second tier champions 2021, while RFC Seraing also went up that season.