Time and again soccer players have shown the philanthropy side and done things for the betterment of society. One such story is emerging from Australia. The Australian soccer league is often far from mainstream news apart from some huge brawls. However, a few hours ago, a couple of Australian league players made headlines as they visited the hospital.
This isn’t the only time players are doing something to help put a smile on someone’s face. Players like Marcus Rashford had received the honor for their work outside of soccer. In 2019, he started an initiative to provide amenities to homeless people and to provide free meals to school children across Manchester. These are vague descriptions of his contributions but are enough to reduce his effect on society.
Soccer players visited the hospital
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In the very recent news from Australia, players from Adelaide United visited a women’s and children’s hospital. Adelaide’s players Joe Gauchi and Lachi Barr also made the day of a 6-year-old cancer survivor.
Ray of Sunshine: Six-year-old Corbin is a big soccer fan so you can understand his surprise when @AdelaideUnited stars Joe Gauci and Lachy Barr turned up at the Women's and Children's Hospital. Let us know who we should feature: https://t.co/xdDzDd1frA #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/lYX76vqhT6
— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) February 21, 2023
According to reports, the cancer survivor child named Corbin is also a huge soccer fan. In the clip posted by 7 NEWS Adelaide, the kid is happy and enjoying playing soccer with the pro players. Not only that, they also brought him his own small, official Adelaide United jersey. In the clip, Corbin also had a teddy with him.
According to the reporter, he had named the teddy Corbin Jr. The teddy at the end got to try the Jersey that the stars had brought to them. Joe Gauci also shared the tweet saying they loved meeting Corbin and Corbin Jr.
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Philanthropy work of other big stars
Stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are always doing something for the community. Lionel Messi is the UNICEF ambassador, and his efforts have improved education standards in many Asian countries.
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Cristiano Ronaldo was a part of Save the Children, which raised money for the Earthquake hit Nepal in 2015. In 2012, he auctioned off his golden boot and donated the generated amount. Didier Drogba has brought not only electricity to several small villages of his nation but has also played a major role in ending the civil war in his nation Ivory Coast.
No matter how competitive these players are on the field, some always gave back to the community, which made them megastars.