Baroš makes generous donation to Baník Ostrava

The former Czech soccer international Milan Baroš has made a generous donation to his first club, Baník Ostrava. The striker, who now plays for Galatassary in the Turkish league, paid CZK 1,000,000 in an auction for an Ostrava shirt from the team’s league-winning 2003/2004 season, on the condition that half of the money go directly to the club’s players and half to the club itself, the website of the newspaper Sport reported. The auction was part of an event marking 90 years since Baník’s foundation. The club, which also struggled to avoid relegation last season, is currently at the bottom of the Czech top flight.

Author: Ian Willoughby