DOHA: The UEFA Foundation for Children has announced plans to contribute to the Common Goal COVID-19 Response Fund, underlining European football’s solidarity in helping the world’s poorest communities cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
The Foundation, which sponsors dozens of humanitarian and development projects across the globe, is the first sports institution to support the Response Fund set up last week by Common Goal – a group of 150 players, managers and leaders who have pledged a percentage of their annual earnings from football to charities working with some of the world’s most vulnerable children.
“In these difficult times, which affect many countries and especially the most fragile populations, it is important to coordinate and organise responses adapted to each situation,” said UEFA President and UEFA Foundation for Children chairman Aleksander Ceferin.
Ceferin has been a long-time supporter of Common Goal, having joined in November 2017. Members of the initiative commit 1% of their annual salary to try to facilitate positive change around the globe.
“This is a really positive step for the Common Goal COVID-19 Response Fund and I would like to thank the UEFA Foundation for Children,” added Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata, the first player to join Common Goal back in August 2017.
The UEFA Foundation for Children supports dozens of humanitarian and development projects across the globe. In 2018, the first edition of the Match For Solidarity took place in Geneva, which involved UEFA and the United Nations Office in Geneva joining forces in order to raise money for charity. (Source: UEFA)
