Lionel Messi's foundation helped fund Barcelona's €37M cancer centre

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. The Leo Messi Foundation was among the organizations that helped bring the SJD Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona to life, creating a specialist facility where treatment, research and family support could exist under one roof, states an online report on Bein Sports. Scroll down to read the details.From an idea to a landmark centreAccording to Bein Sports, the project was promoted by Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, with the Leo Messi Foundation involved before construction even began. Its early contribution helped finance the centre's architectural development and supported the launch of the fundraising campaign. The foundation later became one of the project's 10 founding donors. In October 2018, with €2.6 million still needed to reach the €30 million fundrai...