As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, football stars and clubs are doing their bit to help their clubs and homelands. Here are a few stories of how football is helping in the fight.
Dortmund fans help local businesses

Borussia Dortmund fans have donated more than €70,000 ($75,600) to bars and restaurants around the stadium which have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The German side posted the names of 86 food and drink outlets during a 'virtual football' night on Sunday on the club's website.

Fans were urged to click on the places they bought their beer, fries, sausages and other matchday staples and offer a donation to keep the businesses afloat.

Dortmund players have also given up part of their wages in order to help support the club's 850 employees and their families, in what CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has called a "valuable symbol of solidarity" during the coronavirus pandemic.

Neuer backs Bayern scheme

Bayern Munich players are donating 20 percent of their wages in order to pay other club employees. Manuel Neuer has spoken about the initiative, describing footballers as being in a "privileged group, for whom it is a given to make financial cutbacks in times of emergency”.
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