Islamabad
\nAl Nassr footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a plane loaded with relief items to the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria, Sky Sports reported.
\nPowerful earthquakes of about 7.8 and 7.6 magnitudes jolted both countries and claimed over 50,000 lives last month. Aid from the international community started trickling in soon after the tragedy.
\nRonaldo \u2014 who has over 500 goals \u2014 paid for tents, food packages, pillows and blankets, beds, baby food and milk and medical supplies for those affected by the devastating quakes,
\nEarlier, football legends including Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar Jr auctioned their signed jerseys in a bid to help those affected by the quake, Menafn reported.
\n\u201cThe initiative started when Merih Demiral, a Turkish football player for Italian club Atalanta, reached out to his fellow athletes and asked for signed gear he could put up for bidding to raise funds,\u201d it said.
\nLast week, Ronaldo met a boy from Syria who was affected by the devastating earthquake.
\nNabil Saeed made the request to rescue workers in Syria in a video shared on social media last month following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6.
\nSaeed, wreathed in smiles, met the Portuguese forward briefly before the match, giving him a high-five and a big hug.
\n\u201cWhen I saw Ronaldo, I thought it was a dream. I didn\u2019t believe myself. When this dream would end, I didn\u2019t know. I pray to God that it will not be a dream,\u201d Saeed told Reuters.
\nSaeed cheered on Ronaldo and Al Nassr as they beat Al Batin 3-1 in Riyadh and remained two points clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League.
\n\u201cI wish everyone could see Ronaldo. He is very nice person,\u201d Saeed said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad Al Nassr footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a plane loaded with relief items to the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria, Sky Sports reported. Powerful earthquakes of about 7.8 and 7.6 magnitudes jolted both countries and claimed over 50,000 lives last month. Aid from the international community started trickling in soon after the tragedy. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-318013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n