A thread on Why Cristiano Ronaldo is a legend not only on the pitch but also off the pitch.
✳️Covid 19
Ronaldo teamed up with his agent Jorge Mendes to donate £1million to hospitals in Portugal to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
✳️ European Golden Boot
In 2011,after winning the Golden Boot he auctioned it for €1.2 million,with all the funds going towards building a number of schools in war torn Gaza.
✳️Ballon d’Or
Ronaldo did something similar with the 2013 Ballon d’Or trophy, where he raised £530,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation.
✳️An ambassador
Ronaldo is an ambassador for three major charities - Save the Children, Unicef and World Vision.
✳️Gives blood
Ronaldo has previously claimed he stays tattoo-free so he can give blood, which he does regularly.
He also donated bone marrow after former teammate Carlos Martins had a son who needed it.
✳️Win Bonuses
In 2013, after being named in UEFA team of the year he earned a bonus of €89,000,Which he donated to the Red Cross.
Also, When he led RM to La Decima, he got €450,000 as a bonus from the club which he later donated to 3 charities.
✳️Nepal Earthquake
In 2015, Ronaldo donated €5 million to save the children's disaster relief fund after the Nepalese Earthquake .
✳️ Helped a young fan who was suffering from cancer .
Ronaldo helped a nine year old boy who had terminal cancer in 2009 .He then paid for experimental treatment and offered to pay for all of his medication at a private medical center.
✳️ Helping another fan
In 2014, the mother of ten month old Erik Ortiz Cruz asked Ronaldo to donate a shirt to the boy ,who was suffering from Cortical dysplasia.
But Cris wentand paid €55K for initial brain surgery .He also helped in raising extra money by donating a kit.
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