And this, for a good cause.
The bloodstroke of Cristiano Ronaldo had brightened up the football world in the middle of the international window. The five-time Ballon d’Or was denied a valid goal in the final seconds of Serbia-Portugal (2-2) and had left the field before the final whistle. By throwing, in passing, his captain’s armband on the ground. Sacred image.
A Serbian firefighter, on duty during this 2022 World Cup qualifying meeting, had recovered the armband of “CR7” and the media Sport Klub organized an auction to raise funds to help a baby victim of a rare disease. Ronaldo’s little armband was finally sold on Friday morning for 63,802 euros!
” Let’s be human, we fight for the life of a 6 month old baby “, Can we read on the auction page, which specifies that the treatment would cost up to 2.5 million euros. The infant has spinal muscular atrophy, a disease that affects the muscles, including those necessary for breathing.
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