Kilometers for a good cause

Soccer player contracts are intricate and complex agreements between an athlete and a club that, in principle, should benefit both parties. In some agreements there is a sports brand behind that also wants to take advantage of that company. We even know of cases of progressive contracts that reward wage increases when the club’s economy is relatively buoyant. Or that they decrease as the player increases in years.

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Promises, clauses, incentives for matches played, for competitions reached, even for goals scored. It all depends on the player’s performance. And on the beautiful path that the team developed. Then there is the role of the coach who decides whether to use that footballer more or less. That’s another history. Until now we have read, when published, some parts of the player’s contract: usually because one of the two is interested in making them public.

Then there is the case of the renewal of Marshall Nyasha Munetsi (Bulaney, Zimbabwe, 6/22/1996). The African midfielder renewed the contract that joins him from 2019 with the Reims Stadiumof league 1 French, the day after scoring in the match against Lille giving his team victory at the very least.

Apart from all the aspects regarding his salary, duration linking him to the team and other clauses, the club proposed the good old man. munetsi an additional clause that also benefited the group: the Reims he will contribute 100 euros to his foundation for every kilometer he travels on the pitch.

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How many kilometers does a soccer player cover per match? You have to understand that the distances will vary depending on factors such as the intensity of the match or your position on the pitch, but in general a footballer who plays 90 minutes can run between 8 and 12 kilometers per game .

Since you signed your renewal, munetsi He played three games of 90 minutes and one of 80. His average was 11 km per game. It turns out that it traveled about 42 km, at 100 euros per km. he Reims he will be paid 4,200 euros for his foundation.

Sports equipment

In addition to the commendable action of his club, he also promised to cooperate: he will contribute 10% of his salary to his foundation to promote solidarity projects. Marshall Munetsi he grew up in mabvukua suburb east of Hararethe capital of Zimbabwe, where the lack of material and opportunities destroys the hopes of many young people. Know where it came from munetsi He created a foundation to provide schools in his neighborhood with sports and school equipment. In the summer of 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was at its height, he traveled to his country and organized the distribution of basic food baskets for the poor people in his community. when back to Franceencouraged charity events to raise money.

In 2021, he donated school supplies to the primary school of kadyamadare in the village of chikwaka (Mashonaland East). And last summer, taking advantage of his holidays, he managed the delivery of material and made the payment of school fees for 60 students in schools in Mabvuku Primary and Donnybrook Primary.

Acknowledgments

Gianni Infantinopresident of FIFAwould like to express his support for the initiative of munetsi and in Reims in a letter he took personally Gelson FernandezRegional Director of the FIFA Member Associations Division for Africa, who visited him a few days ago.

In addition, the association of French footballers (UNFP) awarded him the ‘Joueur Citoyen’ (Citizen Player) award on May 29, in recognition of his actions in solidarity with Zimbabwe Using sport to improve the lives of men and women.

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Pour find meilleure source of motivation, you can run all the way@MarshallMunetsi 🫶 pic.twitter.com/U45eWbBDES

— Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) May 5, 2023

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