Alexis Sanchez has bought two artificial pitches for children in his hometown of Tocopilla.
“I built two football pitches because I wanted young kids to have a decent pitch to play on, because I didn’t have one when I was younger. I’m lucky because I’ve had the opportunity to leave the country and play football, but it’s a small town and opportunities are not common.
People can end up going down the wrong path with alcohol and drugs, and that’s bad news for kids. When I’m there I try to set up events where I play with the kids and try to boost them. Every time I go I try to set up events and get gifts just to see the smiles on small children’s faces.
I honestly believe that children are the most important thing in the world. They learn from adults and it’s very important to be good role models.”
Most of the time the news we get is mindnumbingly bad so it’s really good,for a change,to hear some good news.