Messi donates €500k towards the fight against COVID-19

As the whole world continues to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, Lionel Messi has stepped up to the plate once more with a huge €500,000 donation.

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El Coronavirus genera incertidumbre, preocupación y mucha sensibilidad. Estas emociones también la experimentan de manera muy especial las niñas, niños y adolescentes. Ellas y ellos se asustan si los adultos se muestran descontrolados o excesivamente atemorizados. La responsabilidad es grande: es importante transmitirles seguridad en este momento de crisis. Es imprescindible hablar con los niños y niñas sobre lo que está pasando, de una manera que puedan entender, con un lenguaje simple y adecuado para su edad. Encuentra en los canales de @unicef toda la información que necesitas para ayudarlos. /// Coronavirus leaves everyone feeling uncertain, anxious and emotional. These emotions are also experienced by girls, boys and adolescents in a very special way. They get scared if adults become agitated or overly worried. That's why this comes with great responsibility: the youngest members of our society must be reassured in this time of crisis. It is very important that adults talk to children about what is happening in a way that they can understand, using simple and age-appropriate language. Find all the information you need to support them on @UNICEF's channels.

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It isn’t the first time the Argentine has been so generous with his money, and this time it is his homeland, Argentina, that is set to benefit.

Far too often these days it seems that footballers are routinely questioned over the amount they earn, and how they wish to spend it, but that conveniently misses the point they are employees being paid for their services by clubs who are willing to part with such amounts.

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La @fundacionleomessi y @socatalunya han renovado su convenio de colaboración. Desde hace 5 años trabajan conjuntamente contra la discriminación de niños y niñas en riesgo de exclusión social a través del deporte. En 2019, cerca de 900 participaron en sus actividades. /// The @fundacionleomessi and @socatalunya have renewed our collaboration agreement. We have been working together for the past five years by using sport to tackle discrimination against children at risk from social exclusion. In 2019, nearly 900 youngsters took part in our activities. #ElegíCreer #ChooseToBelieve

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Regardless, Messi is clearly doing his part to help in this pandemic, and it’s help which has been very well received.

Through his own Foundation, he joined the campaign ‘Juntos por la Salud Argentina’ which is helping to buy PPE for medical professionals.

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“We are very grateful for the recognition towards our work which allows us to continue with our commitment to public health in Argentina,” said doctor Silvia Kassab, the executive director of the Garrahan Foundation, and reported by Sport.

Perhaps the bad press that he appears to get in Argentina will now take a back seat but his name can remain front and centre for entirely different reasons.