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muswellhilljournal24.co.uk - 12/16/2007

Arsenal stars give up Sunday's wages for charity

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Muswell Hill Journal: Arsenal's line-up, including captain William Gallas and goalie Manuel Almunia, have all agreed to play their match against Chelsea for free this Sunday, donating their earnings instead to Muswell Hill-based national autism education charity TreeHouse. --- The team's entire staff - from directors to cleaners - are all donating too... http://www.justgiving.com/beagoonerbeagiver

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Arsenal Players Give Up a Day’s Wages for Charity. And the WAGs Weep.
The Offside — Arsenal Players Give Up a Day’s Wages for Charity. And the WAGs Weep. By: Laurie | December 16th, 2007 Somewhere out there, the Arsenal WAGs are weeping. The entire Arsenal team — players, staff, even cleaning people — have offered up their salaries from today’s game for Treehouse, a charity that benefits families affected by autism. (And yes, I’m certain it was completely voluntary. No coercion whatsoever .) So how much money are we talking here? Well, according to The Independent , the average Premiership salary in 2006 was $26,000. No, that’s per week . This means that a day’s wages, on average, is about $3700. Yes, $3700. Do you know how many designer handbags a WAG could buy for that? Well, okay, none. But she could at least make a down payment. The team’s ...