This archive report was first published on 23 April 2020.
On April 22, 2020, Wales attacker Gareth Bale made a generous donation of Sh61.5 million ($615,000) to the University Hospital of Wales, where he was born, to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Real Madrid's Bale, 30, who has won four Champions League titles since joining the Spanish giants in 2013, made the announcement through a Twitter post by the Cardiff and Vale Health Board.
"I just wanted to make this video to thank everybody in the NHS for their hard work and sacrifice during this Covid-19 crisis," he said in a heartfelt message.
"The University Hospital of Wales holds a special place in my heart, it's where I was born and it's provided great support to my friends, my family and the wider community," he added.
As of April 22, 624 people had died from the illness in Wales, with more than 8,000 cases recorded.
