REAL MADRID STAR Cristiano Ronaldo has raised £600,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation charity after the 2013 Ballon d’Or he donated was sold at auction.
Ronaldo won the accolade for the second time in 2013 and has won it twice more since in 2014 and 2016, making him one of only two players – with Lionel Messi on five –to have won it more than three times.
The Cartier-supported event at the Dorchester Hotel in London was focused on the auctioning of artwork inspired by the wishes of children battling against life-threatening conditions and illnesses.
Tracey Emin, Dan Colen and Rob Pruitt were among the renowned artists to have work up for auction, with the Foundation collecting £2.7million, almost double their initial target of £1.5m.
Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or provided a large chunk of that £2.7m and marked the continuation of his support of the charity, to whom he has previously donated funds and teamed up with to grant the wishes of ill children all over the world.
“To receive a donation of this prestige is unprecedented,” Batia Ofer, Patron for Make-A-Wish, said.
“Ronaldo’s generosity is extraordinary and I am overwhelmed by the amount of money raised to help grant wishes for children fighting life-threatening conditions.”
Fair play to him.
This is truly an amazing thing to do , but it’s just another on a long list of things that he does for people outside of football. He came from a very poor background and has never forgotten that or what it’s like to be less off. Hopefully this will put the begrudgers back in their boxes for abit.
Pretty amazing thing to do considering those big golden balls would be standout pieces in his trophy cabinet at home. Probably could get someone to make a replica if he was so inclined. Fair play.
Class act. Really has gone on to greater things in his personal and sporting life ever since he left United. Well done CR7 !!
@Mrs. Nugent: So he couldn’t have done this while still playing for Man United?
@Mrs. Nugent: this is an unbelievable gesture helping children with life threatening medical conditions. There is no need to have a swipe at a football club just because you dislike them. Really shows the type of person you really are nee nee, alan b, jamie, or whatever your latest name you’re hiding behind.
@An Observer: in fairness Ronaldo stepped up a couple of levels after leaving United.If he had to have stayed at United he’d probably have ended up like Rooney
@Ardmore02: Ronaldo is the current best in the world of not of all time and his generosity knows no bounds but I’d say even he still has a sense of humour
@Jamie: You’re like that movie ‘Split’, you just don’t know which account is gonna reply
@Stephen Lyons: you’re mad if you think I’ve several accounts
@Ardmore02: he’s just a trolling child that can’t help himself
@Mrs. Nugent: couldn’t resist the opportunity to have a dig at United eh Marcus? I’ve also seen many snide remarks from you about Ronaldo on the 42 in recent times. This makes you a total hypocrite as well as a sad and pathetic individual. Get a life.
@Jamie: That’s all i meant.
@Ardmore02: An unbelievable gesture is something maybe Princess Diana / Mother Theresa done their whole life’s. A multi millionaire donating a trophy ball, UNBELIEVABLE. What a bell end you really are. You’re starting to get a fetish for Ronaldo similar to sloppysloop has with beachboys. I said a nice thing dont be so paranoid.
@Mrs. Nugent: a nice thing? Total opposite to what you’ve said before. Like I said….hypocrite. you have so many accounts Marcus that you can’t keep track of what you’re saying. Must be time for Mrs. Nugent to disappear and yet another new account to open in its place. I pity the fool :-)
Have to admit I always preferred Messi as a footballer, but credit to Ronaldo. .. that’s pretty classy.
Legend
Good lad Ronny. Hopefully not too much of his generosity goes to the ceo’s