AS Roma and co-owner James Palotta have donated £133,000 to Liverpool fan Sean Cox’s GoFundMe page as the Irishman fights for his life.
Cox suffered life-changing injuries outside Anfield before the clubs’ Champions League semi-final clash last season, with Roma fans attacking him.
The AS Roma Foundation has donated €100,000 (£89,000), whilst Palotta himself has added another €50,000 (£44,000) to support Cox’s future care and rehabilitation.
The Italian club and American businessman’s donations follow high-profile contributions from Reds boss Jurgen Klopp and Everton’s Seamus Coleman, both of whom chipped in with £5,000.
The initiative is looking to reach €2 million (£1.7m), and is at the time of writing nearly a quarter of the way there with more than €400,000 in just one month.
Cox’s rehabilitation is taking place in Dun Laoghaire, with his recovery said to be long-term.
Roma officials have flown to Ireland to meet Sean and his wife, and the Giallorossi have revealed they will continue to help the family cover the costs of his rehabilitation over the next few years.
Roma owner James Pallotta said: "What happened to Sean Cox should never happen to anyone attending a football match.
"Our thoughts today, as they have been from day one, are with Sean, Martina and their whole family. We all hope Sean makes as full a recovery as possible."
American businessman Pallotta, who is friends with Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group, has also given a personal donation of €50,000.
Sean’s wife Martina said her Reds-supporting husband would need care for the rest of his life after the incident before the Champions League semi-final on April 24.
"Our life has been turned upside down by what has happened to Sean,” explained Martina Cox.
"There is no sign of Sean being able to return home any time soon and even with extensive specialist rehabilitation efforts, which will take years, he will require care for the rest of his life.”
"We are hugely appreciative of today’s donation by AS Roma and Mr Pallotta, and more particularly by committing to meaningful assistance over the coming years with the struggle Sean is facing into."
“Everyone at the club was shocked and saddened by what happened to Sean Cox outside Anfield and the huge impact it’s had on not just him but also his wife, his children and his family and friends,” said Roma managing director Mauro Baldissoni on Thursday.
“Back in April we wrote to Mrs Cox to offer any help or support we could provide at a time that was right for the family. Now, having sat down on Friday with Martina and listened to the long journey Sean still has ahead of him, we wanted to make a donation that will help support Sean’s ongoing rehabilitation costs.”
Liverpool as a club have previously shown their solidarity with Sean and his family when they paraded a banner in support of the stricken fan after a friendly win over Napoil back in August.
Klopp also took time out from his hectic pre-season schedule to meet Sean while visiting Dublin back in the summer before the fan’s family attended the game in the Irish capital.
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