Wolves’ Nuno Espirito Santo, players, and staff made a six-figure donation to the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust to help fight against COVID-19. The donation will help New Cross Hospital, West Park Hospital, Cannock Chase Hospital, and several community care sites and will also partly fund New Cross Hospital’s additional wards.
According to Wolves captain Conor Coady, everyone wanted to do something significant for the city’s people, especially during this difficult time.
“We receive so much support from the people of Wolverhampton week-in-week-out at Molineux, at grounds up and down the country and even when we meet people out and about, and for us this the least we could do to repay that support.”
“We know the club has been doing a lot of fantastic work to support the city since the outbreak, and we felt we wanted to add to that as a team and show how grateful we are to the NHS for everything they do locally and nationally.”
Wolves and the city’s NHS trust have long been working together but since the outbreak, the club, Fosun International, and the Wolves Foundation have closely worked with the trust and city council to support and protect frontline workers.
Chairman of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Professor Steve Field said, “We are extremely grateful for this generous donation from the players of Wolverhampton Wanderers. It will help support our staff and patients during the pandemic and beyond.”
“The money will go towards buying essential equipment for our new wards that are currently being built. This investment will make a huge difference to us, and our patients.”
“We are so grateful for all the support we have received from the community during this extremely difficult time.”
Aside from this, the squad also participated in recent fundraising drives aiming to aid against Covid-19. Wolves forward Diogo Jota represented the squad in the FIFA 20 virtual tournament held in support of Acorns Children Hospice. Wolves were crowned the Ultimate QuaranTeam Champions after winning a score of 5-3 against Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa.
Wolves players have also donated to #PlayersTogether spearheaded by Jordan Henderson. The initiative aims to raise a significant amount to be distributed to NHS workers and to those in most need during the crisis.
With football games suspended indefinitely, its effects have been heavily felt from players’ pay cuts to leagues’ profits, and from fans to the best online bookmakers. Until further notice, fans and leagues can only hope that UEFA’s proposal to resume games in July or August will happen.
