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Lionel Messi Gives €1M to Barcelona Hospital to Aid COVID-19 Pandemic Relief

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Barcelona star Lionel Messi donated €1 million to the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona to help with the coronavirus pandemic including treatment and research, according to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo (via Goal's Sam France).

The hospital thanked Messi on Twitter:

Messi's donation comes after his former manager, Pep Guardiola, made an equal pledge to the Medical College of Barcelona and the Angel Soler Daniel Foundation. Along with managing Barcelona and playing for the club, Guardiola is a native of Santpedor, Spain in Catalonia.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.