Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata has outlined his pride at winning the UEFA Equal Game award. The 33-year-old Spaniard has been chosen as one of three recipients for the accolade that celebrates outstanding work in promoting inclusion and diversity within the sport.
Mata and the other winners - Khalida Popal and the German Football Association (DFB) - are set to be honoured at the same time as UEFA hold the Nations League draw.
That ceremony will be streamed by the governing body from 6pm tomorrow evening. An official statement from UEFA outlines that Mata, and his contemporaries have demonstrated 'outstanding leadership qualities in creating a more open, diverse and accessible game' while each of them has also 'provided a powerful
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