Neymar has donated $1 million to help combat the coronavirus outbreak in his native Brazil.
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)
With all football postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, footballers are mostly engrossed in dribbling with toilet roll, a challenge that has gained steam on social media.
In a video that has gone viral, though, Brazil star Neymar is seen playing with his dogs at his lawn with the Paris Saint-Germain striker dribbling past them and scoring a goal. He is also seen throwing the ball for the dogs to run and fetch them.
Neymar has donated $1 million to help combat the coronavirus outbreak in his native Brazil.
The funds were divided between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and a charity campaign launched by television presenter Luciano Huck, Xinhua reported citing Brazilian TV network SBT.N
Neymar is one of the world’s highest-paid footballers, reportedly earning three million euros ($3.2 million) a month at Paris Saint-Germain.
Brazil is the South American country most affected by COVID-19 with more than 10,000 infections and 446 fatalities, according to worldmeters.info.
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