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Football Can, and we will

Common Goal is united by the joy of football and the absolute belief in the game’s ability to change the world.

Football Can, and we will

Common Goal is united by the joy of football and the absolute belief in the game’s ability to change the world.

Common Goal activates the power of football to bring people together and deliver positive society-wide change.  

As a football-focused network we work to connect the cultural and financial influence of the football industry with local organisations all around the world that use the beautiful game to dismantle inequalities and build a better future for all.  

Our network works in more than 200 communities and over 90 countries to deliver change through football to young people. With decades of work in the field of football for good, we have seen that real, transformative impact is possible, through the shared joy that football brings.  


Partners

We believe it takes a team to win a game. That’s why we work together with football institutions, private companies, governmental bodies and foundations. Our partnerships are tailored to create shared value and sustainable impact.

Impact Sponsors

adidas

Right to Dream

Partners

Chiliz

DRK Foundation

EU Commission

FIFA Foundation

FOX Sports

GIZ

Hyundai

International Trade Centre

Minute Media

PepsiCo

UEFA Foundation for Children

Pro Bono
Supporters

Avery Dennison

Deloitte

Getty Sport

Jung von Matt Sports

Nielsen

Revolt

Ecosystem
Networks & Allies

Ashoka

Catalyst 2030

FIFPro

King Baudouin Foundation

Project Everyone

Schwab Foundation

TGE

The German Football Ambassador

Unfinished

WeAre8

Advisory Board

Anne Bunde-Birouste

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Anne Bunde-Birouste

Advisory Board Member

Dr. Anne Bunde-Birouste is the Founder and CEO at Football United; Director at Creating Chances; Adjunct Senior Lecturer at UNSW; and Academic Board Member at Australian College of Physical Education (ACPE).

She also is the Convener of Health Promotion at the UNSW Graduate School of Public Health and Community Medicine.

Anne has extensive experience in international practice, policy and advocacy work focused on health, community participation and peace-building. Her work is recognised with several awards.

Dorcas Amakobe

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Dorcas Amakobe

Advisory Board Member

Dorcas is a women's rights development expert with 12 years of experience in the sports sector.  

She is the Executive Director of Moving The Goalposts in Kenya. Dorcas has also collaborated with national and international sports federations and organizations, gaining in-depth insights into human rights approaches.

Franz Koch

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Franz Koch

Advisory Board Member

Franz was COO at OneFootball from 2018 to 2023. He previously worked as a Consultant at Oliver Wyman, and was also Co-CEO of Mykita. 

Koch had also a long career at Puma where he served as CEO from 2011 to 2013.

Jim Bildner

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Jim Bildner

Advisory Board Member 

Jim Bildner is the CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. He is also a Lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University.  He serves on numerous non-profit and for-profit boards including the Kresge Foundation, the 12th largest foundation in the United States.  

In his board service, he serves on more than 10 finance, audit and investment committees, including chairing the Kresge Investment committee with more than 4 billion dollars in its endowment. He earned his AB from Dartmouth College, his MPA from Harvard, his J.D. from Case Western Reserve School of Law and an M.F.A. from Lesley University.  He is a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  He has written numerous articles on entrepreneurship and creating impact for the media including the Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Harvard Business Review. 

Juan Mata

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Juan Mata

Co-chair, Advisory Board 

Juan was the first athlete joining Common Goal in 2017 and pledging 1% of his salary towards the wellbeing of our people and planet. He is recognised as co-founder of the Common Goal movement, alongside Jürgen Griesbeck and Thomas Preiss. 

On the pitch, Juan has achieved considerable success in his illustrious career and played for some of the world’s biggest clubs. He has won the World Cup and two European Championships on the international stage and the Champions League at the club level. 

Kasper Hjulmand

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Kasper Hjulmand

Advisory Board Member

Kasper is a Danish football manager and a former professional player. He studied sports at the University of Copenhagen and has a Bachelor of Science in sports focused on coaching. 

He started his managerial career guiding FC Nordsjælland to the UEFA Champions League group stages and winning their first-ever Danish championship. Kasper is now the head coach for the Denmark national team and recently reached the semi-finals of the EURO 2020. 

Luis Vicente

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Luis Vicente

Advisory Board Member  

Luis is currently the Chairman of Europe’s athlete-led investment platform, APEX Capital. Previously, he was a member of the Management Board at FIFA as the first-ever Chief Digital Transformation & Innovation Officer. 

Throughout his career, he has held different positions within Valencia CF, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Red Bull, as well as being a sports and commercial agent, managing some of the world's biggest football stars including Figo, Ronaldo and Shevchenko. 

Moya Dodd

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Moya Dodd

Co-chair, Advisory Board 

Moya is a former national team vice-captain of Australia, and a Partner at law firm Gilbert + Tobin. She is a member of Football Australia's Hall of Fame, and was one of the first few women on FIFA's Executive Committee from 2013-2016.

Moya has been and continues to be a leading advocate and champion for gender equality and inclusion in world football. 



Sharon Thorne

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Sharon Thorne

Advisory Board Member

Sharon was the Deloitte Global Chair from 2019 – 2023. She has 37 years of experience auditing and advising clients across a broad range of sectors and spent more than three decades on various Deloitte and external not for profit boards, including 14 years on the Deloitte Global Board.

Victoire Cogevina Reynal

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Victoire Cogevina Reynal

Advisory Board Member 

Victoire recently launched Mercury 13, a group set to invest $100 million into acquiring European and Latin American women's football clubs. Mercury 13 pays homage to the 13 women pilots who were excluded from NASA's astronaut programme on the basis of their gender and is the continuation of Victoire's extensive career driving gender equity in and through football.

An advocate for gender equality with UN Women and a Women in Sports Tech board member, Victoire also founded Gloria and co-founded SR All Stars, and is the former Vice President of women’s football at OneFootball. 

Vivianne Miedema

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Vivianne Miedema

Advisory Board Member 

Vivianne is a well-known Dutch footballer who plays for the Netherlands National Team and Arsenal FC. She has found the back of the net more times than any other Dutch footballer — male or female, and it took her just 110 games to score 100 goals for the Gunners.  

Vivianne joined Common Goal in 2021, pledging 1% of her salary towards football for good programmes supporting young people in situations of violence around the world.  She is also an ambassador of WarChild. Vivianne also holds a master's in Business & Marketing and firmly believes that football should be used to tackle social issues and give people joy and safety all over the world. 

Meet the Team