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Zlatan Ibrahimovic donates £30,000
- Thread starter carlzeiss
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sir albion
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You heard that about about 4 days ago...top man
1 days wages?
1 days wages?
Meade's Ball
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Glad the Independent chose a photo that made him look as cross-eyed and mildly demented as possible.
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
Unlike Rio (in that programme Rio in Rio). A club from a favela has nothing. Rio gets new kits from Man U and roots around in his kids old shoe box. And I assume he thought that made him look good.
It's a bit harsh to criticise him for that - he has his own charity foundation and who knows how much work he does for charity. He seemed quite a decent bloke to me. Besides which, hasn't Brazil got it's own super rich elite who could help with Brazilian favelas?
Gullflyinghigh
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- Apr 23, 2012
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It won't be long before someone breaks out the usual 'is that all, he earns enough that he should be giving more'.
As it is, fair play to the guy. Regardless of what he earns, or who it comes from, 30k is not a small amount of money.
It's always nice to hear of footballers doing some good, especially when so many do anyway but it doesn't make the news (I believe Phil Neville has done loads throughout his career, for example).
As it is, fair play to the guy. Regardless of what he earns, or who it comes from, 30k is not a small amount of money.
It's always nice to hear of footballers doing some good, especially when so many do anyway but it doesn't make the news (I believe Phil Neville has done loads throughout his career, for example).
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
Has he ? Fair play to the man. And I agree he does seem quite a decent bloke. It just looked like someone who was a bit of touch with reality. Putting a bag of old shoes on a plane (which maybe we paid for through the Licence Fee) when he could have purchased new ones out there.
http://rioferdinandfoundation.com/
If we go to Hackney or wherever, I suspect we'll get a positive view from Ferdinand. I wonder how much the Rafael twins are giving to the Brazilian poor? He visited their massive home, complete with obscene number of cars.
Meade's Ball
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I live in Hackney and he's done nothing for me. Miser.
I think you will find there are plenty of 'overpaid' players that do a lot of work for charity 'but don't like to mention it'! Some that are known about include Craig Bellamy and Drogba.
I said this on the Wilshere thread: The way we view our players in this country is ridiculous. WIlshere gives a lot of money to charities [no story there - so don't report]. Smokes a fag? [vilified for being a bad role model].
Good on Zlatan. Reading his bio at the moment, cracking read. Highly recommended if anyone cares...
Good on Zlatan. Reading his bio at the moment, cracking read. Highly recommended if anyone cares...
Gullys Cats
Sausage by the sea!!!
I was never over keen on him, this may have changed my mind.
Good on him.
Good on him.
Mr Smggles
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Was meant to check if there's a kindle version, thanks for reminding me!
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Don't care how many days/hours wages it is, it's a gesture that means a lot. Bloke was only asked to donate a shirt. Instead he does that. Ronaldo gets every bit as much grief as Zlatan but filters it all out and does some good things with his money. As do many footballers e.g. Craig Bellamy, one of everybody's pantomine villain shortlist. Hard to see any negative aspect to the individual gestures.