Barcelona greats Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola donate huge sums to Spain’s coronavirus battle

Lionel Messi Pep Guardiola

The 32-year-old’s sizeable contribution will be divided between the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona and a medical centre in his home country Argentina, according to a report in Marca.

The Catalonian clinic tweeted their thanks for the Barca star’s generous donation.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.