His sensitive face, far from vendetta and selfishness, showed Cristiano Ronaldo with two movements in favor of the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which received positive reviews on a global scale. According to a report in the English Daily Mail newspaper, a previously unknown Saudi ace veteran, Al Nasr, arranged for a plane to be sent with humanitarian aid estimated at $350,000 by the Spanish newspaper Marca. The flight to the triage centers contained a wide range of emergency supplies for Turks and Syrians affected by the earthquake, including tents, food kits, beds and bedding, baby food and milk, and medical supplies. Ronaldo is known to have worked with various charities in the past away from the public eye.

Also last Friday, the former Real Madrid, United and Juventus player welcomed a ten-year-old fan from Syria, whose father was killed in the February 6 earthquake, to Riyadh. The rescue team from Saudi Arabia, which rushed to Syria, asked little Nabil Saeed what he wanted after he was pulled out healthy, and replied that he wanted to see Cristiano Ronaldo play. The Saudis passed on this wish to the child, who, less than a month later, found himself not only in the stands of the Al-Nasr-Al-Bateen match, but also in the arms of the Portuguese superstar, who went after the match to meet her little fan. . In February, Ronaldo allowed some of his jerseys to be auctioned on the condition that the proceeds go in full to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.

It is also recalled that through his foundation, Lionel Messi donated 3.5 million euros to benefit the victims of the earthquake, while FIFA allocated 935 thousand euros, and UEFA – only 200 thousand euros.