Real Madrid star Gareth Bale and his wife have donated £500,000 to Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in a bid to help battling against COVID-19.
The Cardiff & Vale Health Charity said it was the couple’s wish that the money is used on the response to the pandemic.
“The money will provide those extras for staff and patients that normal NHS funding doesn’t provide,” the charity said in a statement.
“They wanted to give something back to their local NHS as Gareth himself was born in the University Hospital of Wales maternity unit which have provided many services to themselves and their family and friends.
“Thank you Gareth, you really are our star!”
Bale’s fellow Wales international Aaron Ramsey also made two £10,000 donations to the NHS in Wales.
One of the donation went to the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board which serves the area of Caerphilly, where the Juventus star was born.