Common Goal

At World Football Summit we strongly believe in football as a tool for social development. This is why we’ve decided to take the pledge with Common Goal.

Marian Otamendi

Director World Football Summit

This is about all of us footballers giving back as a team. Individually, our pledges might not change the world but together we can make a real difference.

Giorgio Chiellini

Juventus Turin

Stories from the Field: Aim for the Sky

Our latest Story from the Field comes from Lagos in Nigeria. Isimijola tells Common Goal m...

Stories from the Field: A Route out of Poverty

Our latest Story from the Field comes from Phnom Penh in Cambodia. Sameth tells Common Goa...

Stories from the Field: Education is the Key

In our next Story from the Field, Sony from Ranchi in India tells Common Goal members Char...

Stories from the field: The Chance to Play

In our next Story from the Field, Rick tells Common Goal members Vero Boquete, Mats Hummel...

Photo Essays from the Field: Austin Grounds

In the first of our photo essays from the field, we bring you the story of how Austin turn...

Stories from the Field: I Play for Change

In the latest instalment of our Stories From the Field, Chanda tells Common Goal member Ir...

Stories From the Field: Staying Healthy on the Pitch

In the second of our Stories From the Field, Sanou tells Common Goal member Serge Gnabry a...

Stories From the Field: Never Stop Learning

In the first of our stories from the field, Robelyn writes to Common Goal member Shinji Ka...

In Safe Hands — Getting to know Alex Rúnarsson

For FC Dijon and Icelandic goalkeeper Alex Rúnarsson 2018 was a year to remember. We take ...

Two Worlds — Sofie Junge Pedersen visits WhizzKids United and Play Soccer Ghana

Danish international and Common Goal midfielder Sofie Junge Pedersen has been in Ghana see...

Harnessing the Power of Social Enterprise in Football for Good

The Common Goal project on Social Enterprise seeks to help football for good organisations...

The Trip of a Lifetime

The girls from the OSCAR Foundation set out on their first ever football tour as they test...

Paving the Way — Getting to Know Ainhoa Tirapu

The story of Common Goal member Ainhoa Tirapu: her early career, juggling a work and acade...

Alex Hunter, star of EA’s FIFA19, joins Common Goal

More than a year since launching, Common Goal has amassed an incredibly diverse squad of p...

From Friendswood to Kabul — Getting to Know Haley Carter

The story of new Common Goal member Haley Carter; her beginnings, her military service, an...

Football Legends Luis Figo, Alessandro Del Piero and More Line Up for Common Goal ...

In a match organised by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, Common Goal teamed up with UEFA...

What Would You Do If You Had No More Limits?

Common Goal, WASH United and Slum Soccer have teamed up to develop, test and implement a M...

Football is Changing Lives in Argentina: Fernando Piñol, the other Messi.

Fernando Piñol, or “Messi” as he is more commonly known around these parts, picks up the b...

Looking Back at Year One of Common Goal

It’s been one year since Common Goal launched with an ambition to change the world for goo...

Member Interviews: Daniel Didavi

The Common Goal, and VfB Stuttgart, midfielder joins us to talk about an early trip to Afr...

Common Goal’s World Cup Recap

This World Cup, Common Goal players, partners, and fans raised over $100,000 for community...

One Team, One Percent, One Common Goal

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