LaLiga is launching a charity auction, in collaboration with UD Las Palmas and CD Tenerife, which will be held during the next LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank matchday. The money raised will go to the Cabildo de La Palma – the Island Council of La Palma –  to cover the needs of those victims affected by this natural disaster in the medium and long term.

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 auction will run over 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:

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.

Campaign website: https://www.matchwornshirt.com/lalig