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Gareth Bale has donated €500,000 to the Spanish health service, having already given Welsh NHS workers half a million pounds.

A video of the 30-year-old thanking NHS staff in Wales for their tireless efforts in the battle against coronavirus was released on Twitter on Wednesday evening.

It was revealed by the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board that Bale and his wife Emma had given the huge sum of cash to the University Hospital of Wales.

And it has since been confirmed that the Cardiff-born star has also pledged a further €500,000 to help health workers in Spain, where Real Madrid ace Bale and his family are currently in lockdown.

It is understood Bale was eager to show his appreciation to health workers in the city that has been his home for almost seven years.

It means he has donated just shy of £940,000 to health workers over a 24-hour period.

Bale moved to the Spanish capital for a world record fee of £85m from Tottenham in 2013 and has had enjoyed huge success out there.

Despite his sometimes frosty relationship with current boss Zinedine Zidane and a section of the Real fan base, Bale has tasted won four Champions League, as well as a La Liga title.

He also inspired a Madrid Copa del Rey victory over their big Spanish rivals Barcelona.

Bale's gestures comes after fellow Wales team mate Aaron Ramseydonated large sums to the NHS in Wales and wider community charities.

Speaking about Bale's donation to NHS workers in Wales, Len Richards, Chief Executive at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said: “I’d like to say a big thank you to Gareth, Emma and their family for this fantastic donation.

"It’s so heartening to hear they have chosen to give something back to their local hospital to say thank you for the services both them, their family and friends have received and to recognise all the hard work the staff and all at our hospitals are doing at this very difficult time.

"I would also like to say that gestures like this are testament to the fantastic work that our clinical and support colleagues carry out every day. Thank you so much.”

The new money he is giving has been just as warmly received by the hospital workers in Madrid.