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Hoffenheim’s Manager joins Mata’s ‘Common Goal Initiative’ as first Coach, to donate one per cent of his salary to charity

Hoffenheim’s Manager, Julian Nagelsmann, has joined the Common Goal Charity Initiative founded by Manchester’s United Juan Mata as the first Coach to do so.

Juan Mata launched the Movement in August this year. The Initiative will see interested football practitioners donate one per cent of their salary to charity.

The United player has encouraged his fellow players to join in accomplishing the ‘common goal.’

“It’s a small gesture that if shared can change the world.

“I’m asking my fellow professionals to join me in forming a Common Goal Starting XI. Together we can create a movement based on shared values that can become integral to the whole football industry- forever.

“I am leading this effort, but I don’t want to be alone,” he added.

The money is meant to support the less privilege around the world and is being co-ordinated by Streetfootballworld, a Non-Governmental Organisation based in Berlin, Germany.

According to Juan Mata, he got the idea during the final match of the UEFA Champions League in 2012 while in Chelsea FC.

“As we were celebrating, I looked around at my teammates, and I saw the beauty of football.”

“We came from all over the world, from different circumstances, and spoke many different languages. Some had grown up during wartime. Some had grown up in poverty.

“But there we were, all standing together in Germany as Champions of Europe.

“We have so many opportunities simply because we play a children’s game.

“We are so lucky to live a dream. Let’s come together and help kids everywhere experience that same light and joy.

“By doing so we can show the wider football industry that Common Goal needs to happen and that it will happen, because it’s right,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, U.S. Champions Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, German Mats Hummel, and recently joined by Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini made it five participants currently in the initiative.

Chiellini in an e-mail expressed intentions towards the initiative.

“Hello. I’m Giorgio Chiellini, player of Juventus.

“I’m interested to support your program and I would like to give my congratulations to Juan Mata for finding the time and having the idea to support through football people less lucky than us.

“I’m not interested in advertising; I want only to support a brilliant project.

“Sorry for my English. I try to make the best as possible!

“I wait for your answer about complete the registration. Bye, Giorgio.”

Some Sports professional have been known to donate to the less privileged around the world. Dosomething.org had named Real Madrid playmaker Cristiano Ronaldo as the most charitable sportsperson in the world.

Ronaldo is known for his generous gesture with children. He helped raise funds for various projects including paying $10,000 for a brain surgery to a 10 year old fan of his.

He flew to Indonesia in 2004 personally to assist victims of the tsunami disaster after he saw a young boy on a roof top wearing a jersey with his name. In May Ronaldo donated the sum of £5 million as aid to Nepal during the devastating earthquake.

“My father always taught me that when you help other people, then God will give you double,” Ronaldo said in 2013. “And that’s what has really happened to me. When I have helped other people who are in need, God has helped me more,” the World best player had said.

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