San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski will donate at least one percent of his salary to high-impact soccer charities as part of the Common Goal movement.
Wondolowski is the first male American soccer player to announce his pariticpation in the movement, which was started by Manchester United's Juan Mata. U.S. women's national team members Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and Heather O'Reilly. Twenty other professional soccer players from around the world have also committed to donating part of their salary.
“I want to look back on my career and be able to say I had an impact both on and off the pitch,” Wondolowski told sjearthquakes.