Common Goal (charity)


Common Goal is a pledge-based charitable movement by streetfootballworld for the football industry, which was launched with the public support of Spanish footballer Juan Mata.
The movement encourages professional football players and coaches to pledge at least one percent of their salaries to a collective fund that supports football charities around the world. According to founder Jürgen Griesbeck, the movement was created to build a sustainable and lasting connection between the football industry and social change.
The movement was launched on 4 August 2017, with Mata announcing his intention to make the pledge via an article in The Players' Tribune. He then urged his fellow footballers to join him, claiming that Common Goal is the most effective and sustainable way that football can deliver long-term social impact on a global scale.
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History

On 29 November 2017, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin became the first football leader to join Common Goal. Čeferin stated he believed that football has the power to change the world and he was inspired by Juan Mata to join this movement. He also called on his fellow football players, coaches, clubs and leagues to show if they care about social responsibility.
On 18 January 2018, Asian Football Confederation executive committee member Moya Dodd joined Common Goal to take on a role as the management committee of the movement, working to allocate money to various football programs across the globe.
On 21 May 2018, FC Nordsjælland became the first football club to join Common Goal. The club's CEO, Søren Kristensen, said that the club would like to make a difference to others through football, whether it be regarding gender equality or developing young people and football players. Additionally, the entire ten-member management, club chairman and backroom staff pledged one percent of their salary, and all player and administrative staff contracts include the same pledge with the option to opt-out.
On 30 August 2018, Banco Santander became the first sponsor of the UEFA Champions League to support Common Goal and to work together over the following three years to use football to support financial inclusion.
On 5 October 2018, it was announced that, as part of a partnership with EA Sports, FIFA 19 would feature Common Goal as part of "The Journey", a game mode in which players take control of fictional character Alex Hunter, affording players the chance for Hunter to join the movement during the character's rise through the professional game. EA Sports also donated $200,000 in support of the movement and its capacity to drive progress towards achieving the UN Global Goals with the aid of football.
On 17 January 2019, the Manchester United Supporters' Trust became the first supporters' trust in the world to make the pledge to Common Goal, announcing that MUST members will donate 1% of their membership fees to the charity and helping to promote Common Goal to the wider global Manchester United supporter base, and through other fan organisations.
In May 2019, Australian women's players Aivi Luik and Alex Chidiac became the 99th and 100th players to join Common Goal, equaling the ratio of men and women.
On 23 September 2019, Jürgen Klopp became the first Premier League coach to join Common Goal. He made the announcement during his speech as he collected the Men's Coach of the Year prize at the Best FIFA Football Awards in Milan, Italy.

Notable players and managers

NameNationalityJoined OnSource
Juan Mata4 August 2017
Mats Hummels17 August 2017
Megan Rapinoe14 September 2017
Alex Morgan14 September 2017
Giorgio Chiellini29 September 2017
Serge Gnabry5 October 2017
Dennis Aogo9 October 2017
Alex Brosque13 October 2017
Julian Nagelsmann13 October 2017
Jacek Nibliecky-
Hasan Ali Kaldırım19 October 2017
Charlie Daniels20 October 2017
Alfie Mawson20 October 2017
Olga García23 October 2017
Verónica Boquete23 October 2017
Pauline Bremer23 October 2017
Heather O'Reilly23 October 2017
Jean Sseninde23 October 2017
Nicole Regnier23 October 2017
Shinji Kagawa26 October 2017
Duncan Watmore9 November 2017
Chris Wondolowski12 November 2017
Alexander Esswein15 November 2017
Daniel Didavi22 November 2017
Bruno Saltor23 November 2017
Ana Cate24 November 2017
Bokang Mothoana25 November 2017
Giuliano Modica26 November 2017
Borja Lasso27 November 2017
Alberto Prada27 November 2017
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson28 November 2017
David Accam28 November 2017
Aleksander Čeferin29 November 2017
Tessel Middag5 December 2017
Kasper Schmeichel7 December 2017
Irene Paredes26 December 2017
Moya Dodd18 January 2018
Sofie Junge Pedersen15 March 2018
Kasper Hjulmand15 March 2018
William Troost-Ekong26 March 2018
Ainhoa Tirapu12 April 2018
David Lombán12 April 2018
Cristian Portilla12 April 2018
Siobhan Chamberlain1 July 2018
Isaac Christie-Davies1 July 2018
Mads Valentin Pedersen13 July 2018
Frederik Schram1 August 2018
José Pedrosa Galán26 August 2018
Jens Bauer5 September 2018
Haley Carter5 September 2018
Hernán Pérez5 September 2018
Jane Ross26 September 2018
Michael Bittner28 September 2018
Eric Cantona12 October 2018
Liv Cooke16 October 2018
Luis Manuel Seijas7 November 2018
Tim Parker13 November 2018
Tabea Kemme15 November 2018
Casey Stoney22 November 2018
Mayara Bordin29 November 2018
Dominika Čonč30 November 2018
Leila Ouahabi1 December 2018
Claudia Zornoza2 December 2018
Tatiana Pinto3 December 2018
Nataša Andonova4 December 2018
Méline Gérard5 December 2018
Brenda Pérez7 December 2018
Martina Piemonte9 December 2018
Esther González10 December 2018
Nayeli Rangel12 December 2018
Leon Balogun18 December 2018
Johnathan McKinstry20 December 2018
Olav Øby24 January 2019
Denis Jercic29 January 2019
Vinksy1 February 2019
Godsway Donyoh20 February 2019
Marco Micaletto22 February 2019
Erin McLeod27 February 2019
Ildefons Lima7 March 2019
Flemming Pedersen26 March 2019
Gideon Mensah28 March 2019
Maxwell Woledzi28 March 2019
Ella Masar8 April 2019
Gorka Etxeberria6 May 2019
Jakub Fulnek10 May 2019
Christie Murray15 May 2019
Sophie Howard15 May 2019
Victor Nelsson18 May 2019
Adriana Leon21 May 2019
Christine Sinclair21 May 2019
Desiree Scott21 May 2019
Janine Beckie21 May 2019
Jenna Hellstrom21 May 2019
Jordyn Huitema21 May 2019
Kadeisha Buchanan21 May 2019
Lindsay Agnew21 May 2019
Quinn21 May 2019
Robyn Gayle21 May 2019
Sabrina D'Angelo21 May 2019
Shannon Woeller21 May 2019
Shelina Zadorsky21 May 2019
Stephanie Labbé21 May 2019
Aivi Luik30 May 2019
Alex Chidiac30 May 2019
Onome Ebi6 June 2019
Mary Mwakapila27 June 2019
Barbra Banda27 June 2019
Alfonso de la Cruz3 July 2019
Johanna Omolo19 July 2019
Diego Bardanca26 July 2019
Robbie Crawford26 July 2019
Pernille Harder7 August 2019
Magdalena Eriksson7 August 2019
Julia Simic2 September 2019
Isabella Echeverri5 September 2019
Natalia Gaitán5 September 2019
Maria Pry9 September 2019
Sonia Bermúdez9 September 2019
Paloma Fernández Rodríguez9 September 2019
Damaris Egurrola9 September 2019
Jürgen Klopp23 September 2019
Lenie Onzia27 September 2019
Johnny McKinstry2 October 2019
Maximiliane Rall18 October 2019
Arianna Criscione29 October 2019
Umut Nayir31 October 2019
Bendik Rise1 November 2019
Simon Jakobsen1 November 2019
Eniola Aluko5 November 2019
Kathrine Larsen7 November 2019
Juan Carlos Amoros14 November 2019
Hannah Godfrey14 November 2019
Siri Worm14 November 2019
Bianca Rech15 November 2019
Sabrina Buljubašić19 November 2019
Bianca Sierra22 November 2019
Stephany Mayor22 November 2019
Chris Butcher12 December 2019
Aida Gaistenova18 December 2019
Umut Nayir19 December 2019
Alice McKeegan20 December 2019
Jérémy Guillemenot15 January 2020
Xaver Schlager24 April 2020
Ryan Porteous21 October 2020-
Cyriel Dessers20 November 2020
Lisa Evans4 November 2021
Vivianne Miedema4 November 2021
Maya Le TissierMay 2022-

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