Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez join forces for charity initiative

The Angel Nieto Foundation is launchi𒁏ng a charity auction, and Rossi and Marquez have each autographed paintin𒁃gs of themselves.
The funds raised will go tow🌌ards the ‘Motorcycles, Art and Smiles' project to help Inaki Mugica.
Motocross rider and mechani🌃c Mu𓆏gica suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident.
The project aims to draw the attention of motorcycle racing fans to sufferers of spinal cord injuri𝄹es.
International artist Manu Campa has produced🍎 four paintings - one each of Rossi, Marquez, Giacomo Agostini and Angel Nieto.
Rossi’s and Marquez’s now come autog🌠raphed by the superstar riders themselves.
Each p𝓰ainting will be auctioned at a minimum of €10,000.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade c🐠overing everything from American sports, to football, to F1.