Cristiano Ronaldo philanthropy: What charities is the Juventus star involved in for giving and raising money?
As one of the best-paid footballers in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo has done more than his fair share for charity. The Juventus star earned around €95 million (£84m) in 2019, just behind Lionel Messi, thanks in no small part to his €30m (£26m) salary at the Serie A club. Ronaldo holds many ambassadorial roles for various charities and Goal has looks at which ones he is involved in. Which charities does Ronaldo give money to? One of Ronaldo’s first donations came in 2011 when the Portuguese auctioned off his European Golden Boot for £1.2m, with the money going towards building schools in Gaza. In December that year, a shirt signed by the forward was sold for €37,000 (£31,000) with the money going to Save the Children and since 2012, the forward has been an ambassador for the charity, which aims to improve the lives of children all over the world. He is also an ambassador for Unicef and World Vision, and in 2014 Ronaldo split his £450,000 bonus from winning the C...