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Sports News of Saturday, 4 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

COVID-19: Barcelona legend Xavi donates €1m to hospital

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Barcelona football legend, Xavi Hernandez, has joined the fight against the deadly coronavirus by donating the sum of one million euros to a hospital in the city.

Spain has recorded a total of 124,736coronavirus cases and 11,744 deaths as of 6:30 pm on Saturday.

Xavi follows the footsteps of his former colleagues, Messi, Pep Guardiola, as well as the Alcantara brothers, Thiago and Rafinha, to donate to the course.

The 40-year-old head coach of Al-Sadd in Qatar gave the donation in response to the medical centre's appeal for more resources to aid its response to the crisis.

Xavi made the donation with his partner, journalist Nuria Cunillera, and said in a social media video that the cash would go towards "purchasing sanitary equipment for professionals and patients."

All footballing activities across the globe including the Spanish La Liga, Serie A ad the Premier League amongst other top-tier leagues, have been halted because of the pandemic.

Recently, the Wimbledon Grand Slam joined the list of all other a-list sporting activities affected by the pandemic.

Other include the NBA, NFL, Formula One, Athletics, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, French Ligue 1, and so on.