PAUL POGBA CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY BY MAKING DONATIONS AMID COVID-19 CONCERN
Paul Pogba, star player of the France and Manchester United team, launched Sunday a fundraiser against the pandemic of new coronavirus, promising to donate at least 30,000 euros. The 2018 world champion launched a collection on his Facebook page and promised, if the donations exceed 30,000 euros, to double the amount on his own money. “The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the health and lives of many people, including children. The impact of a large-scale epidemic, especially on poor and vulnerable children, can be immense, ”writes the international community. The money raised will be used to buy gloves for health workers, masks and protective glasses. Four hours after being launched, the collection had collected around 3000 euros before 6 p.m.
The footballer, who grew up in Roissy-en-Brie (Seine-et-Marne), is not the first sportsman to be generous. French basketball player Rudy Gobert, tested positive for coronavirus, will make donations totaling more than 500,000 dollars (about 450,000 euros) in favor of health services. Nearly half will go to the more than 800 employees of the Utah Jazz hall, unemployed since the suspension Wednesday of the NBA season for at least 30 days, following the announcement of the positive test of the Frenchy.
In Italy, Calcio players are mobilizing. First, Cristiano Ronaldo who will open the doors of his hotels in Portugal to allow the reception of people infected with Covid-19. The former Real Madrid striker has also decided to take care of all the salaries of the medical staff as well as all the operating costs. He is not the only one: the Slovenian Josip Ilisic, his Atalanta Bergamo coach Gian Piero Gasperini, the Cagliari player, Radja Nainggolan, the Juventus defender, Leonardo Bonucci, or the Juventus clubs, Inter Milan, AC Milan and the Ultras of Bergamo display a huge surge of solidarity.
