Juan Mata pledges to donate percentage of earnings to charity and urges fellow players to follow suit

"One of the first lessons I learned in football is that it takes a team to win a game. I urge my fellow players to get involved."

Juan Mata pledges to donate percentage of earnings to charity and urges fellow players to follow suit

Juan Mata has pledged to donate one per cent of his earnings to charity and is calling on his fellow footballers to match him.

The Manchester United midfielder is the first member of Common Goal, an initiative created by streetfootballworld, which supports more than 120 football charities around the world.

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