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CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) is to manage a new charitable trust on behalf of the England football team. The players will donate at least £1m to charitable causes ahead of the next World Cup.

Set up under the name Team England Footballers Charity, the trust will use the time, influence and reputation of the players to support charities including the Association of Children’s Hospices, WellChild, the Bobby Moore Fund and the Professional Footballers Association Charity Initiatives.

The sum of £1m will primarily be raised through the players donating all of their England match fees to the players’ charity but it is expected that the minimum figure of £1m will be exceeded by additional charitable activities undertaken by the players.

Speaking about the Team England Footballers Charity, England Captain John Terry said: “Every player in the England squad works in some way with local or national charities but as a team we decided to use our role as England footballers to not only contribute money and our time but to also help raise awareness of particular issues.”

Donal O’Brien, Client Manager, Trust Services at CAF said: “We are delighted to be working alongside the England Football team to distribute funds to these causes. By setting up a Trust with CAF, the England players can be confident that their donations are being managed effectively and tax efficiently which leaves them free to concentrate on choosing which charities will benefit from their generosity.”

As part of its Trust services, CAF offers personalised consultancy and advice for both individual and corporate donors. It currently administers trusts for a number of high profile clients, including the Arcadia Trust (formerly the Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund) which promotes human rights and free societies.

 

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