West Ham United qualified for the last eight of the FA Cup with a 5-1 win over Burnley on Monday, but New Zealand defender Winston Reid didn’t have many reasons to be in a cheerful mood following the earthquake in his native country.<\/p>\n
“It was a fantastic night for me and for the team, but obviously a thing like this happening puts it all into perspective,” Reid said on West Ham’s official website.<\/p>\n
“I heard about the earthquake and then saw the pictures of it all on the news. It is devastating and my heart goes out to everyone back home.<\/p>\n
“I would just like to say that I am thinking of everyone back home, especially those who have lost loved ones and have had their lives changed because of this. It is not a large country, but the spirit among the people there will be what gets them through.<\/p>\n
“They will all help each other out and will help each other to recover from what has happened. My thoughts are with everyone.<\/p>\n
“My immediate reaction was to call home to my family and friends – the problem was that because of the quake, the phone lines were all down as you would expect, so it took a bit of time to get through, which was worrying.<\/p>\n
“I had to get messages through and then get them sent on to others and do it like that, but my family and friends are okay.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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