Juan Mata is an amazing footballer, but he is also a philanthropist of the pitch. While most players are content to play the game and receive their salaries each week, Mata does not stop at that. Together with Street Football World, he started up The Common Goal Initiative, by which he pledged to donate 1% of his salary to the initiative and asked more players to join the cause as well. The initiative will look to "unlock 1% of the entire football industry's revenues for grassroots football...
Source: 90min.com