Manchester City football manager Pep Guardiola alongside Barcelona
superstar Lionel Messi have each contributed a whooping €1million to
help Spain and Argentina in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Spanish media reports, Guardiola sent the money (equivalent
to his monthly wage at Manchester City) to Barcelona Medical College
and the Angel Soler Daniel foundation, a foundation named after a doctor
from Santpedor, the town in Barcelona Guardiola hails from.
Guardiola made the financial pledge on Tuesday following an appeal by
the foundation over the weekend as the Spanish government declared a
state of emergency on Saturday in a bid to quell the coronavirus
pandemic.
Messi, the World’s 2019 footballer of the year, made his own
contribution after taking part in several campaigns to raise awareness
over the past week, highlighting the importance of staying at home and
washing hands to avoid the virus from spreading.
According to Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Messi’s donation
totals €1million (£913k), with half the money going to another medical
centre back in Argentina. The donation will allow both hospitals to buy
more PPE and materials to cope with the huge number of patients who have
been affected by coronavirus.
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According to Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Messi’s donation
totals €1million and it will be split between two medical centres:
Hospital Clinic in Barcelona and another in his native Rosario,
Argentina. The donation will allow both hospitals to buy more PPE and
materials to cope with the huge number of patients who have been
affected by coronavirus.
Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic made the announcement of Messi’s donation on Twitter on Tuesday night.
“Leo Messi makes a donation for the fight against Covid-19 at the
Clinic. Many thanks for your commitment and your support,” it said