Coronavirus: Ronaldo, Messi donate €1million to hospitals

Coronavirus: Ronaldo, Messi donate €1million to hospitals

As the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, world's best footballers; Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, have each donated €1million to different hospitals.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Messi made the donation to Hospital Clinic, a public hospital in Barcelona, Spain.

The hospital also confirmed receiving the money on their official Twitter page.

Messi's former Barcelona manager, Pep Guardiola, also gave €1m towards the purchase and production of medical supplies and equipment with another Barcelona-based campaign.

Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes have donated €1million, to help three intensive care units in Portugal in their fight against COVID-19.

Their donation will go towards buying crucial equipment for ICUs at Lisbon's Santa Maria Hospital and the Santo Antonio hospital in Porto.

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