Matildas pledge part of their income to help tackle social issues

• Aivi Luik and Alex Chidiac to donate 1% of earnings
• Pair join global movement headed by Juan Mata

World Cup-bound Aivi Luik and fellow Matilda Alex Chidiac have become the first female Australian players to join a growing global movement in which footballers pledge 1% of their income to help tackle social issues.

The addition of Chidiac and Luik, who is currently at a training camp in Turkey in preparation for Australia’s upcoming campaign in France, takes the number of players signed up to the Common Goal cause to 100.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2KdeNpZ