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One year on: Juan Mata's Common Goal celebrates anniversary with £615k raised

Juan Mata’s Common Goal initiative has celebrated its one-year anniversary, with close to £615,000 raised so far.

The Manchester United star opened the charitable project on August 4, 2017.

Over the course of the last 12 months, 57 fellow contributors have joined him in pledging to donate one per cent of their salary to good causes.

Mata is looking to help underprivileged people around the world, with the likes of Kasper Schmeichel, Matts Hummels and Giorgio Chiellini among those to have been brought on board.

The project has generated almost £615,000 in total, with £385,000 having been invested into 27 grassroots football projects across the globe.