Messi and Ronaldo make €1m donation each to COVID-19 campaign

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Messi and Ronaldo make €1m donation each to COVID-19 campaign

By Priteshni Nand

25/03/2020

World sporting icons, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. [image:

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have reportedly donated 1m euros each to coronavirus campaign to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

Barcelona forward, Messi has donated a total of 1m euros to two hospitals, one in Barcelona and the other in his native Argentina.

Juventus and Portugal star, Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes have donated 1m euros to three intensive care units for patients suffering from coronavirus at hospitals in Lisbon and Porto

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