Messi donates £65,000 won in defamation case to charity

Barcelona star Lionel Messi donated to charity around £65,000 that he won in a newspaper defamation case. The Argentinian donated the amount he had promised to Doctors Without Borders also known as Medecins Sans Frontierers, reports http://indianexpress.com.

Argentinian newspaper La Razon journalist Alfonoso Ussia criticised Messi and went a step further to claim that the Barcelona star wore a toupee and took performance-enhancing drug Nandrolone when leading Argentina in World Cup 2014 final against Germany. The 30-year old was heavily criticised after the final 1-0 loss in Brazil.

In the court case last year, the article was adjudged as "unnecessary and impertinent for the exposition of the ideas or opinions that the journalist attempts to transmit."

The ruling said the article included comments that "are objectively insulting and offensive despite the dimension of the player's public image and the pluralism, tolerance and open spirit which should reign in a modern society."