Unlike Emmanuel Adebayor, Gareth Bale and wife Emma have decided to donate some of their money to help those in need. The Bales are donating over $1 million and splitting it between the National Health Service in Wales and health services in Madrid.
Bale has been in Madrid on lockdown since early March. Along with the donation, he also teamed up with the NHS and thanked them for all of their work in a video posted earlier in April.
#ThankYou from @GarethBale11 to all of those staying at home to save lives and also to our incredible staff in the NHS. #Diolch @FAWales #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/GquFEx1hXR
— Public Health Wales (@PublicHealthW) April 7, 2020
Bale’s Wales teammate Aaron Ramsey, who plays with Juventus, also made a donation to the NHS in Wales.
The only thing right now that is certain is that we all must stay at home!! Don't go out unless you ABSOLUTELY have to. Let's beat Covid 19 together. #StayAtHome #StaiACasa #arhoswchadref pic.twitter.com/YMcZAOqCsl
— Aaron Ramsey (@aaronramsey) March 26, 2020
The Bales join a long list of footballers donating to the cause, like Robert Lewandowski, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Lionel Messi and many more. While it isn’t mandatory that anyone donate to help those in need, it is good to see footballers do their best to aid others.
It's not yet known when we'll see all of these stars back in action, football remains in the backseat while the world works to overcome the coronavirus.
