In a heartwarming gesture, Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez auctioned the gloves that he wore through the FIFA World Cup last in opposition to France to boost funds for a youngsters’s most cancers hospital.
“When they gave me the option to donate the World Cup gloves, I didn’t hesitate, it’s a good cause for the boys,” stated the goalkeeper.
The public sale was held on-line on Friday and Martinez participated within the on-line public sale to promote “Dibu” through video-link from his house in England, the place he performs for Aston Villa.
“The World Cup finals are not played every day, (the gloves) are special. But it helps a child much more than me having them hanging in a frame in my house,” stated Martinez through the occasion.
Announcing the gesture the Argentine Pediatric Foundation took to Instagram and wrote “$45,000 for the Dibu gloves to help the Garrahan boys!” referring to the oncology ward of the Garrahan Hospital, the primary paediatric hospital in Argentina.
Emiliano Martinez has auctioned off the gloves he wore within the World Cup last to boost over €40,000 for kids with most cancers.
🗣 “It’s much more important to help a child than to have my gloves stored in a box at home.”
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— SPORTbible (@sportbible) March 14, 2023
Martinez had signed the within of the gloves upon the announcement of the donation of the gloves in February.
