Professional football players earn a lot of money. It’s all the more heartening to see when these extremely well-paid players donate at least a small part of their earnings to people who have less.

Fenerbahçe is doing exactly that from now on – and permanently. In a message shared by defender Milan Skriniar on ‘Instagram’, the Istanbul top club explains the procedure.

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In the future, 1% of the salary of newly signed stars will be donated to social projects that support disadvantaged children in their education and development and help them build a stable future.

As reported by ‘Sky’ expert Florian Plettenberg, the current team players have also joined the initiative. At the same time, the club promises in the statement that negotiations with players who are not willing to donate will not be pursued further.

Fenerbahçe’s sports director Devin Özek is named as the creator of the idea, and it is also a tribute to his mother, Cornelia Özek. The Yellow Canaries aim to be “a small source of hope” with this ongoing action.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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