England internationals have agreed to donate their match
fees leading up to the 2010 World Cup to charity.
The gesture, which should go a long way to reducing the notion that
modern players are greedy, is expected to raise around £1million
for charitable causes.
The likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard, Michael Owen and Steven
Gerrard are all on board as The Three Lions do their bit to raise
much-needed funds.
Among the charities set to benefit are the Association of
Children's Hospices, WellChild, the Bobby Moore Fund for cancer
research and the Professional Footballers Association Charity
Initiatives.
Terry and other member of England's squad are already involved in
charitable causes and the Chelsea defender is delighted to do all
he can to help.
"Every player in the England squad already works in some way with
charities, local or national - and every player to a man is looking
forward to supporting our charity," he told The Mirror.
Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick added: "I'm
obviously very happy that the whole squad has taken this initiative
and will distribute funds across a deserving range of
charities.
"It puts an extra kick into them appearing for their
country."
Source: Sky Sports
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