The Spaniard believes that football players have a responsibility to speak out and use their platform for positive change
Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata believes that, if they want to, football players should use their platform to speak out on societal issues.
The 31-year-old has practiced what he preaches by founding Common Goal, a campaign for footballers to redistribute a small percentage of their earnings to charitable causes around the world.
Mata has managed to get several of the game's biggest names to sign up, including Mats Hummels, Giorgio Chiellini and Alex Morgan.