LaLiga pledges support to charity auction of jerseys that all LaLiga clubs will wear during the upcoming LaLiga matchday

 

The 42 clubs from LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank have signed up to a charity auction of football jerseys to raise money for the victims of La Palma’s volcanic eruption

 

The “LaLiga With La Palma” campaign will launch today, Friday 15th October, and will attain maximum visibility during the Canarian derby fixture between UD Las Palmas and CD Tenerife

 

The money raised will go to the Cabildo de La Palma to help cover the needs of all those affected in the medium to long term

LaLiga is launching a charity auction campaign, in collaboration with UD Las Palmas and CD Tenerife, which will go ahead across the upcoming LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank matchdays. The money raised will go to the Cabildo de La Palma – the Island Council of La Palma –  to cover the medium and long term needs of those affected by the eruption of the volcano on the island.

 

The action will consist of a virtual charity auction through the MatchWornShirt platform, which has extensive experience in this type of solidarity initiatives, having worked with more than 160 football clubs throughout Europe, including 14 LaLiga clubs. The objective is to raise as much money as possible through the auction of shirts signed by the players that will play in games over the upcoming LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank matchdays.

 

The campaign will begin today, Friday October 15, with matchdays in both competitions kicking off, and will reach its maximum visibility during the Canarian derby between UD Las Palmas and CD Tenerife tomorrow, Saturday October 16 at 6:15pm. The auctions will begin as each match kicks off and will last 20 days (ending November 3), during which a campaign to raise awareness, promote and disseminate the initiative will be rolled out both nationally and internationally.

 

The participation of LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank clubs has been crucial in ensuring that as much money as possible is raised in aid of El Cabildo de La Palma and which, it is hoped, will go a long way to helping all those affected by the La Palma volcano:

 

LaLiga Santander	LaLiga SmartBank
Athletic Club	Real Sporting de Gijon
FC Barcelona	Real Sociedad ‘B’
RCD Espanyol	SD Ponferradina
Real Madrid	CD Tenerife
Atlético de Madrid	SD Amorebieta
Sevilla FC	Real Oviedo
Real Betis	CD Mirandés
Real Sociedad	Real Valladolid CF
Levante UD	CD Leganés
Cádiz CF	Girona FC
RCD Mallorca	Real Zaragoza
Valencia CF	SD Eibar
CA Osasuna	UD Las Palmas
Deportivo Alavés	CD Lugo
Elche CF	SD Huesca
Villarreal CF	AD Alcorcón
RC Celta de Vigo	CF Fuenlabrada
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	Burgos CF
Granada CF	UD Almería
Getafe CF	Málaga CF
	FC Cartagena
	UD Ibiza

 

Professional football pledges its solidarity with La Palma

 

Since the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted just over three weeks ago, many clubs have shown their support and solidarity with those affected through the roll out of special actions, charity auctions and kind messages of support on social networks such as those posted by Pedri, David Silva and Andrés Iniesta.

 

The Canarian clubs have also shown their solidarity in recent weeks. CD Tenerife put their first team’s “Somos La Palma” solidarity shirt on sale, and UD Las Palmas auctioned shirts from first team players, raising a total of €6,010. Atlético de Madrid also auctioned their shirt, the proceeds of which were donated to those affected by the volcano. In addition, Granadilla Tenerife, together with UD Las Palmas, organized a mixed match, whose ticket sales revenue was donated in full to support the cause. CD Mirandés also contributed by donating all proceeds from ticket sales from their match against SD Eibar.