The information was born in the columns of Marca. According to the Spanish sports daily dated Saturday, March 14, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has planned to make his hotels available to patients infected with coronavirus.
The information was taken up by many media as well as on social networks. Many welcomed the move by the Juventus striker from Turin, currently confined to Madeira. But this information is false, it was denied by those around him in the Italian press.
What the rumor says
The article is missing, but a user took a screenshot of the Tweet published before it was deleted. Marca relayed this information as follows:
“Cristiano Ronaldo's hotels in Portugal will be converted into hospitals which can be used free of charge. The Juventus footballer has announced that he will pay doctors and workers. "
A trace of the article is also visible here:
WHY IT'S WRONG
Cristiano Ronaldo does have Pestana CR7 hotels in Portugal. He plans to open several other establishments in 2020-2021, in Madrid, New York and even Paris. But there was never any question of opening the doors to the sick. The entourage of Cristiano Ronaldo has denied Sunday, March 15, in the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport: “Everything is wrong. "
On Instagram, the footballer also sent a message of solidarity and mutual aid in the face of this Covid-19 epidemic:
" The world is going through a very difficult time, which requires our utmost attention and care. I speak to you today not as a football player, but as a son, father, human being affected by the latest news that affects the whole world. (…) I would like to send my thoughts to all those who have lost a loved one, to send my solidarity to those who are fighting against the virus, like my teammate Daniele Rugani, and my unfailing support for the wonderful health professionals who risk their life to save those of others. "
