Parents Make Secret Trip from Australia to US For Daughter's Surprise Birthday

An Aussie soccer player for Nebraska’s Wayne State College received a precious 21st birthday present after a match on September 1.In this video taken by the Wayne State Wildcats’ athletic trainer Jade Johnson, soccer coach Joe Cleary congratulated the team on its performance, before telling the team that “life is bigger than soccer.”He then summoned senior Rachel Fraser, from Brisbane, Australia, and said a birthday present had been arranged for her.Fraser’s parents had secretly flown to celebrate her big day. This footage shows her embrace with her mother, Eve.Eve tweeted in response to the post, thanking the coach’s effort to facilitate the surprise and wrote, “Sending wishes from Brisbane Australia was too far away so we decided to give her the gift she wished for most, her family.” Credit: Jade Johnson / Wayne State Soccer via Storyful