Ronaldo donate $2400 to a palestine child

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has donated €2,400 to Palestinian children in Gaza, the Arabic site of the club's 'Classico' network has revealed.

Ronaldo gave away sports shoes to the foundation, which in turn sold the boots at a public auction and will now dedicate the funds to schools in Gaza.



According to the network, bidding began at €700 and was finally concluded at €2,400.

During his spell at Manchester United, Ronaldo was photographed wearing the Palestinian head cover, the kufiyyeh, which was seen as support for the Palestinian cause. 

Gerard Pique:We Must Continue Picking Up Three Points Each Week

The champions' stopper has emphasised the importance of maintaining their winning run, to give themselves the best chance of catching up with Real Madrid at the summit of La Liga.

Following Barcelona's 4-0 victory over Real Zaragoza on Saturday, defender Gerard Piquesays it is imperative that his side carry on picking up points to keep up the pressure on Primera Division rivals Real Madrid.

The former Manchester United man scored the opening goal in what proved to be a convincing win for the Blaugrana, and he wants to see their ruthless streak sustained for the rest of the season.

"There are the games where the ball can be taken advantage of, especially when we have rivals closeby," Pique said after the match according to AS. "Today we have begun pressuring more and we have created more chances."

Pique then proceeded to discuss their forthcoming fixtures, which sees them travel to AC Milan in the Champions League, and Real Madrid in the first El Clasico of the season in the league, but is confident that they can come through unscathed.

"It is a complicated month, with many important games in the league such as against Real Madrid, and we want to stay top of our Champions League group," he continued. "But we have the quality to overcome it."

However, when quizzed on what he felt would be the outcome of Jose Mourinho's side's clash with Valencia, the 24-year-old preferred to put the onus back onto his team.

"We have to focus on ourselves and keep on adding three [points] out of three, because there will come a time when every game is like a final."

Barcelona temporarily go top of La Liga, but await Real's result with Valencia.

Valencia 2-3 Real Madrid

Real Madrid fought their way to a vital win against Valencia in this La Liga clash at Mestalla, despite the home side rallying well in the second-half.

A goal of real class midway through the first half from Karim Benzema gave Madrid the lead, with further goals from Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo sealing the win despite Roberto Soldado scoring a second-half brace for the hosts. 

The game started at a frenetic pace with both sides looking to push forward whenever possible. Valencia had their first shot within the very first minute while Real Madrid nearly took the lead on 10 minutes when Karim Benzema flashed a well-struck shot wide from the edge of the area. 

The French international made no mistake with his next chance, controlling a quick free-kick from Xabi Alonso brilliantly with his left foot before rifling a fantastic volley into the back of the net from 18 yards to give his side the lead.


Madrid were beginning to enjoy themselves as the half wore on, Sami Khedira having an explosive shot chalked off for offside, and Ronaldo meanwhile was at his efferevescent best, indulging in a series of keepie-ups whilst running with the ball in the middle of the pitch.

However, it wasn't all going Mourinho's side's way, former Real Madrid academy   player Dani Parejo going close, before Valencia had a penalty appeal turned down by the referee José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes‎. 

Ronaldo nearly made it 2-0 just before half-time, racing through on goal only to see his effort pushed away well by Diego Alves.

Valencia went close to equalising shortly after the break, Jeremy Mathieu sliding a tantalising ball across Casillas' six yard box with Roberto Soldado inches away from diverting the ball into the net. 

Madrid began to lose their discipline as Valencia looked to being edging their way back into the game, Ronaldo, Marcelo and Mesut Ozil all finding their way into the referee's book in quick succesion. 

Despite their ill-discipline, it was Madrid that got the next goal of the game, Sergio Ramos heading home from an inviting Mesut Ozil corner. The goal appeared to give Madrid the breathing space they needed to see out the rest of the game. 

Valencia, however, had other ideas, Soldado rifling home a volley through a crowded penalty area to make it 2-1 after Pablo Hernandez's shot appeared to have been pushed away to safety. 

Ronaldo soon restored Madrid's two goal lead with a fine finish from an acute angle after Diego Alves had wrongly rushed from his line to meet the attacker.

The end-to-end nature of the game was far from over however, Soldado again getting in on the act, the in-form forward grabbing his second of the game after superb build-up play from Pablo on the wing. 

The game ended in controversy as Valencia's players surrounded the referee after Ronaldo had appeared to block a last-minute goal-bound effort with his arm. 

An eleventh win in a row maintains Madrid's three point lead over Barcelona at the top of the table. Valencia, meanwhile, are now seven points off the pace in La Liga, but can take pride from the manner of their second-half performance.