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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Cardiff City - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - May 12, 2019 Manchester United's Juan Mata during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Andrew Yates
Common Goal, which asks members to pledge 1% of their income to a central fund that is then channeled towards various charitable causes, was launched by Mata in 2017 and has collected $1.4 million in donations so far. “When I became the first player to make the Common Goal pledge 20 months ago I hoped this would spread through the player community,” the Spaniard told reporters.
“To welcome our first two Australian women to the team is a great pleasure and shows the global reach of this sport.”
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