The striker Juan MataWorld Champion with the Spanish team in 2010, was integrated into Portuguese Sergio Oliveira As an investor a Mercury 13The international group that promotes the development of professional women’s football on a global scale.
The announcement was made on Wednesday by CO -Founders of Mercury 13, Victoire Cagevina Reynal and Mario MalavéAt the Sports Summit Madrid, where both showed the support of Mata and Oliveira in “The group’s multiclub model, combined its expansion strategy and the professionalism of the sector.”
Mata, 37, is currently playing In the western Sydney Wanderers FC of the league in Australia. During his career in teams such as Valencia, Chelsea or Manchester United He achieved many titles such as a Champions League or two Europe League, as well as the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Eurocup with the Spanish team.
Outside of playing the ground, John Eyes is the co -Founder of the common goal, The platform of unity that combines athletes with the causes of society. Its members provide a percentage of their income on active projects on all continents. The initiative saw the light in August 2017.
Chiellini is already on the project
This project now joins its integration as a Mercury 13 investor, a company where they are part Italian Giorgio Chiellini or former American Soccer player Lauren HolidayDouble Olympic Champion.
“I always believe that sport is a powerful tool to generate change. Women’s football has a great potential and deserves the investment, respect and visibility we have taken to provide. I am proud to join Mercury 13, a project with a real goal and long -term perspective “, Mata revealed, after the announcement of his integration with the investment group.
“I am happy to be able to express it in my country, where Mercury 13 is about to begin operations to favor women’s football, which in Spain has the greatest exponent in the world. At this time they are champions and we are filled with pride for its great performance as athletes and as people,” He confessed to Mata.
Sergio Oliveira, also
For Portuguese Sergio Oliveiramidfielder of SPORT RECIFE, Women’s football “It has everything to grow through talent, desire and a unique connection to fans, although to achieve its true potential, the investment and structure that for years has been reserved almost exclusively in male football,”
“With John Mata we have built projects with goal and this step along with Mercury 13 reflects that sharing a vision. We strongly believe that women’s football represents one of the most eager and changing opportunities of sport in the coming years,” Oliveira graduated.
Source: La Verdad
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