BBC, ESPN, Marca, AS... All report Mozzart Bet made a winning offer at a charity auction to aid a child with a rare disease
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The gesture of the Mozzart company provoked a positive reaction from the entire world public
All the world's most famous media houses reported about the great gesture made by the Mozzart Bet company, which bought Cristiano Ronaldo's armband at the auction of the website Limundo. In that way, Mozzart Bet provided 75.000 US dollars (8 million KSH) for the treatment of young Gavrilo Đurđević, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy.
Let us remind you, the Portuguese superstar threw the armband on the grass, dissatisfied with the referee's decision not to acknowledge the goal he scored. The armband was taken by the firefighter Đorđe Vukićevic, with the humane intention of using it to help little Gavrilo. The auction was conducted via the website Limundo and by the organization "Together for Life". The auction ended this morning when the offer made by Mozzart Bet was declared the highest.
"With every paid bid and SMS, we are closer to the goal, and that is for our son to receive the most expensive medicine in the world as soon as possible! After this humanitarian auction, I think we have reached almost every person in Serbia, which makes our journey much easier. We thank each and everyone who is with us in this arduous and uncertain fight, because they give us the strength to move forward and believe", Gavrilo's mother Nevena Đurđević said with excitement after the auction.
The gesture of the Mozzart Bet company sparked a positive reaction from the entire world public, so the news appeared on the BBC, CNN, ESPN, Reuters, Marca, AS, Eurosport...
"The captain's armband that Cristiano Ronaldo threw on the grass during the World Cup qualifiers was bought by the Serbian company Mozzart Bet at a charity auction, all with the aim of raising awareness of how one must be united in taking these types of actions," writes Eurosport. citing news published by Reuters.
Reputable Madrid sports newspapers Marca and AS spread the words of enthusiasm of the founder of the humanitarian organization "Together for Life" Jovan Simić and note that the complete organization of the auction was almost ruined by false offers, but in the end, the Mozzart company reacted and offered its winning bid.
Fight for Gavrilo's life and health is still on. He was born on September 7th, 2020, and three months after his birth, he was diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disease SMA 1 (spinal muscle atrophy type 1).
