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Lionel Messi: Barcelona superstar makes £315,000 donation to Unicef Argentina

His charitable foundation donated 4.5m Argentinean pesos

Tom Sheen
Monday 10 August 2015 04:35 EDT
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Lionel Messi has made a massive donation to Unicef Argentina.

Through his charitable foundation, the Lionel Messi Foundation, the Barcelona superstar donated a massive 4,500,000 Argentinian pesos to the organisation.

That converts into just sort of £315,000 - Messi reportedly makes around £500,000-a-week at Barcelona.

"It’s a pleasure to be with you all through this video, collaborating with the people of Unicef," said Messi.

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