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Lionel Messi Donates Over 72,000 Euro to Doctors Without Borders After Winning Lawsuit

Lionel Messi has won more than 72,000 euro in court, and he will be donating all of it to Doctors Without Borders, according to Sports Illustrated.

Messi sued Spanish newspaper La Razón for an article called “Sonatina” by Alfonso Ussía, in which the author implied the Argentine star was doping.

In a column which called Messi “lazy” and criticized him for “undeservedly” winning the award for best player at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Ussía argued that the reason Messi played so “badly” was that he was no longer doping.