Luik, Chidiac join global charity campaign
Matilda Aivi Luik and rising Australian soccer star Alex Chidiac have become the latest to sign for Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata's Common Goal charity cause.
Common Goal, which asks members to pledge one per cent of their income to a central fund that is then channelled towards various charitable causes, was launched by Mata in 2017 and has collected $US1.4 million ($A2 million) in donations so far.
"We're in a really blessed situation as footballers and we have the privilege of earning a good income," said Luik, who is preparing for the World Cup in France.
"At one per cent I feel like almost anyone can give that because there are a lot of other people in greater need than ourselves."
High-profile players such as Germany's Mats Hummels and Italy's Giorgio Chiellini havealso joined the movement.
"I'm especially happy as Aivi and Alex are the 99th and 100th players to join this incredible team and we have now reached a complete gender balance between female and male members in Common Goal.
"To welcome our first two Australian women to the team is a great pleasure and shows the global reach of this sport."
"When I became the first player to make the Common Goal pledge 20 months ago I hoped this would spread through the player community," the Spaniard told reporters.
Apart from Luik and Chidiac, who plays for Spanish club Atletico Madrid, the list of women's signatories include members of the Canadian national team and US stars Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan.
