Canadian keeper Erin McLeod pledges one per cent of her salary to charity Globe_Sports
Canada goalkeeper Erin McLeod waves to fans after a FIFA Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Vancouver on June 21, 2015.Canadian international goalkeeper Erin McLeod is joining Manchester United’s Juan Mata, Juventus’ Giorgio Chiellini, U.S. international Alex Morgan and other soccer stars in digging into their pockets to help others.
Common Goal says more than 70 members of the worldwide soccer community have joined, generating more than US$1.2 million since the initiative was launched in August 2017.The organization says McLeod, who turned 36 on Tuesday, is the first Canadian to come on board. McLeod said she got involved after doing some work with Vancouver’s Canada Scores, a charity that works with kids in the Burnaby and Surrey, B.C., districts and is affiliated to Common Goal.
McLeod, who plays her club football in Sweden for Vaxjo DFF, is currently with the Canadian national team in Portugal for the Algarve Cup. The native of St. Albert, Alta., has won 116 caps for Canada.
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