Lionel Messi's foundation helped fund a €37 million childhood cancer centre in Barcelona; when it opened in 2022, the hospital gained capacity to see up to 400 new cancer cases a year
- In 2012, the Leo Messi Foundation contributed funding to the Sports for Peace programme in Colombia, which used sport to support young people living in communities affected by violence.
- For all the stadiums, trophies and record books associated with Lionel Messi, some of the most lasting chapters of his Barcelona story were written far from the football pitch.
- One of them took shape through a project aimed at children facing cancer.
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- In 2012, the Leo Messi Foundation contributed funding to the Sports for Peace programme in Colombia, which used sport to support young people living in communities affected by violence.
- For all the stadiums, trophies and record books associated with Lionel Messi, some of the most lasting chapters of his Barcelona story were written far from the football pitch.
- One of them took shape through a project aimed at children facing cancer.
Sources: Times of India