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Glorious initiative solidaria of Messi and Neymar in the World-wide

Published:31/05/2018 - 19:21h

Updated:1/06/2018 - 16:11h

Leo Messi and Neymar Jr have joined to the initiative solidaria of Mastercard, and from now each goal that mark the Argentinian and the Brazilian equivaldrá to a voucher by 10.000 school foods for Latin American boys and caribeños

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The big sportsmen no only are it by his performances inside the terrains of game, but also by what are able to help to the other out of them. Leo Messi and Neymar Jr, two of the best footballers of the world, will participate from this same week in an initiative solidaria carried out by Mastercard.

And it is that, as it has announced the known company of electronic payments, from this week donará 10.000 school foods to the World Food Programme of the United Nations (PMA) every time that Leo Messi or Neymar Jr mark a goal.

Both players will participate with his respective selections in the World-wide of Russia 2018, by what is very likely that achieve to beat in the short term to the contrary goalkeepers, and more taking into account that Brazil and Argentinian are two of the big favourite to win the World-wide.

"We expect that with this effort there are more boys that can have the opportunity to be '10", have signalled recently both players, after confirming that they will participate in said action solidaria initiated by Mastercard.

"I am proud to be part of this campaign that will help to change the lives of thousands of boys in my country and in other regions of the world. I expect that this initiative produce the greater number of childish smiles that was possible", has commented Leo Messi to the media.

Neymar Jr Also has showed "happy" of "that the boys of the region can have a dish of food and more hope. The Latin American know that we can do big things when we join us and this is an example of this. Together can combat the hunger", has explained the Brazilian of Paris Saint-Germain, that will go back to get dressed of short in the World-wide after several months lesionado.

Messi and Neymar, even more big

To all this, fits to take into account that Mastercard already has donado at all less than 300.000 school foods to needy boys. "More than 40 million people in all Latin America suffer hunger, of the which many of them are boys. Combat the hunger and the childish malnutrition is a way to support the education and is key for revertir the circle of poverty", has manifested Ana Ferrel, regional spokesman of the company. With his participation in initiatives like this, players like Leo Messi and Neymar Jr are even more big.

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