Barcelona star Lionel Messi sent a signed shirt to the Daily Telegraph’s chief sports writer Paul Hayward after being touched by an article the journalist penned about cancer.
Hayward posted the following bulletin on his Twitter feed, depicting the signed jersey and thanking the forward for his gesture:
Lionel Messi sent this signed shirt after I mentioned him in a piece about illness. So kind. Thanks to all involved. pic.twitter.com/5UdXBzJDUR
— Paul Hayward (@_PaulHayward) June 1, 2016
In the initial piece, Hayward talked about his own cancer treatment and how moments in sport helped him during tough times.