Brazil and PSG forward Neymar has emerged as a £775,000 donor to UNICEF and a Brazilian charity to help with the Coronavirus response.
Initially, Neymar made the donations anonymously, but the act of charity was revealed by Brazilian TV presenter Chris Flores.
Flores told Fofocalizando: "Neymar donated R$5m [around £775,00] to fight COVID. He made this donation at the beginning of last week.
"Part of it went to UNICEF, and part to that solidarity fund that was created by artists. He preferred not to publicly disclose [the donation], so we're telling everyone, because as soon as we pull the ear, we also talk when the person does something nice.
"We have this information, I brought it to you. We really think it's a very cool, very positive attitude, and one that serves as an incentive for other sportsmen, for other personalities."
Several football clubs have pledged to cut player salaries to help with the COVID response effort, such as Barcelona, Juventus and Atletico Madrid.
