Cristiano Ronaldo 'donates £5 million in aid of Nepal'

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly donated 7 million euros (£5 million) to help the aid effort in Nepal.

The 30-year-old gave the enormous donation to charitable organisation Save the Children, which is providing aid for survivors of the earthquake that hit the country last month, according to reports in France.

The donation, which was reported by French sports magazine So Foot, came after Ronaldo called upon his Facebook following of over 100 million people to donate to the charity.

"Help the children affected by #NepalQuake by supporting Save the Children's relief efforts," Ronaldo wrote on his Facebook page.

Ronaldo has made a similar gesture previously, flying to the aid of Indonesian tsunami victims back in 2004 after he saw footage of a young boy wearing a Portugal shirt with his name on the back and wanted to help.

It was also reported that he paid for a 10-month old boy to have brain surgery last year.

Ronaldo’s Real Madrid team face Valencia in La Liga on Saturday in advance of the crucial second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Juventus in midweek.

Juventus hold a slender advantage following the first leg of the last-four clash in Turin, despite Ronaldo getting on the scoresheet for the reigning European champions.

source:eurosport