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Ronaldo Named World’s Most Charitable Sports Star by PoosPoos: 7:27am On Aug 27, 2015 |
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the world’s most charitable sports star after donating million of pounds to causes across the globe. The Three time world Footballer of the year,Cristiano Ronaldo,apart from being a very good footballer, has been tagged sports "Mr Do Good." According to DoSomething.org’s Athletes Gone Good 2015 list,CR7 beat the likes of John Cena, Serena Williams and Barcelona star Neymar. The former Manchester United winger has been recognised for his generosity – where he has raised money for various causes and used his global status as a spokesperson for charities. Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring. AFP PHOTO Ronaldo is first having supported Aid Still Required, Cahonas Scotland, Save the Children, UNICEF and World Vision. ‘Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list for going above and beyond on the field and in his charity work. The futbol star raised money for various causes including donating more than $83,000 to a 10-year-old fan in need of brain surgery and giving more than $165,000 to fund a cancer center in Portugal that treated his mother,’ Dosomething.org said. ‘Ronaldo has also used his fame as a global spokesperson for a variety of causes including childhood hunger, obesity and biodiversity.’ Olympic diver Tom Daley was also listed alongside Ronaldo, Serena and LeBron James in the top 20 list. The 21-year-old, whose father lost his life to a brain tumour aged just 40, is a patron of The Brain Tumour Charity. Wimbledon champion Serena Williams is third behind wrestler Cena as figure skater Yuna Tim and Neymar complete the top five. Daley, meanwhile, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share an image of his pet dog and said: ‘Nothing better than cuddles with MINCHI’ Top 20 charitable sports stars 1) Cristiano Ronaldo – Football 2) John Cena – WWE wrestling 3) Serena Williams – Tennis 4) Yuna Tim – Figure skater 5) Neymar – Football 6) LeBron James – Basketball 7) Heather O’Reilley – Football Maria Sharapova – Tennis 9) Mo’ne Davis – Baseball 10) Richard Sherman – American football 11) Charlie White/Meryl Davis – Figure skater 12) Dan Carter – Rugby 13) Roman Reigns – WWE wrestling 14) Ronda Rousey – Judo 15) Lindsey Vonn – Skier 16) Tom Daley – Diver 17) Bethany Hanmilton – Surfer 18) Saina Nehwal – Badminton 19) Paul Rabil – Lacrosse player 20 Shahid Afridi – Cricket SOURCE.....http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/ronaldo-named-worlds-most-charitable-sports-star/ |
Re: Ronaldo Named World’s Most Charitable Sports Star by christinie(f): 7:32am On Aug 27, 2015 |
Bravo! |
Re: Ronaldo Named World’s Most Charitable Sports Star by OKorowanta: 9:32am On Aug 27, 2015 |
Doing good is good Bizness. |
Re: Ronaldo Named World’s Most Charitable Sports Star by PoosPoos: 9:42am On Aug 27, 2015 |
May God bless u CR7 1 Like
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Re: Ronaldo Named World’s Most Charitable Sports Star by Eliza5050(f): 9:46am On Aug 27, 2015 |
Awww So good of u my crush |
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