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Sunderland's Duncan Watmore becomes 20th player to join Juan Mata's Common Goal charity

Sunderland forward Duncan Watmore has become the latest player to sign up for Common Goal.

The England Under 21 international, who graduated from Newcastle university with a first class honours degree in economics and business management, will donate one percent of his salary to aid underprivileged children around the world.

Watmore, 23, has recently returned from a cruciate ligament rupture and joins Manchester United's Juan Mata, Charlie Daniels of Bournemouth and Swansea City' s Alfie Mawson in making the commitment.

Sunderland forward Duncan Watmore has become the latest player to join Common Goal
Sunderland forward Duncan Watmore has become the latest player to join Common Goal
Juan Mata's charity scheme encourages players to donate one per cent of their wage to charity
Juan Mata's charity scheme encourages players to donate one per cent of their wage to charity

He said: 'I have always donated to charities but this is a way of formalising it.