As a member of Common Goal charity, the Spaniard has been donating 1% of his earnings since 2017. Mata has entreated other footballers to do so.
Many footballers and former professionals around the world, including France legend Eric Cantona and Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp have been with Common Goal since its establishment back in August 2017.
Mata revealed it is nice to see footballers helping the underprivileged in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, but he wants more to be done to help arrest the virus.
“It’s been heartening to see many positive responses from players and other football leaders to the current crisis, but it can be also hard to know what to do to help effectively those who need it most," the former Chelsea and Valencia man said.
"We are suffering a stark reminder of how interdependent we all are. To overcome coronavirus, and the other challenges facing humanity, we need to coordinate individual efforts and work together as a team.
“I’m urging not only my Common Goal team-mates, but also all other players and football leaders from around the world to unite and help tackle this crisis, and at the same time use this as a catalyst to play a key role in tackling the other challenges humanity faces. Together we can beat this.”
