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Real Madrid join Celtic and Bayern Munich with classy gesture to Syrian refugees

Published 14:15 5 Sept 2015 BST

Conan Doherty
Real Madrid join Celtic and Bayern Munich with classy gesture to Syrian refugees

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Real Madrid have put their shoulder to the wheel.

The world's biggest football club have vowed to support refugees fleeing Syria. As a number of clubs - like Bayern and Celtic - moved to offer their hand to those leaving the war-torn country, Madrid are getting involved with financial aid as well. Club president, Florentino Perez, confirmed that Real Madrid would help the government accommodate those arriving in Spain with a contribution of €1m. A statement read: Faithful to its commitment to charity, the club has taken this decision (to donate €1m) with the aim of supporting men, women and children who have been forced to leave their homes in order to flee from war and death. Bayern Munich have also pledged €1m to refugee projects in Germany whilst Celtic gave up their proceeds from a charity match against Dunfermline to help with the crisis. Football clubs are uniting on a human level and we doff our caps to anyone helping in any way.

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