A very kind gesture from Stoke’s Jack Butland.
Jack Butland of Stoke City has donated £5,000 so that Great Britain’s women’s deaf football team can go to the World Cup in June.
“I’ve learnt a lot from major tournaments, experiences I’ll never forget. I’d love for you to experience the same!” the 22-year-old wrote on Twitter.
The entire cost of sending the team to the tournament will be £20,000 and a campaign was launched the raise half that amount – Butland’s contribution saw them over the line.
His actions mirror those of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who paid €40,000 for a team with learning disabilities to play at a World Cup in Brazil
Butland, capped three times by England and arguably the most promising young ‘keeper in England, also works as an ambassador for the Kick It Out anti-discrimination campaign.
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