Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies to donate World Cup earnings to charity

Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says he will donate his World Cup earnings to charity.

"Canada welcomed me and my family and gave us the opportunity for a better life," Davies said in a social media post Tuesday. 'It enabled me to live my dreams. It's a great honour to play for Canada and I want to give back, so I've decided that I will donate this years World Cup earnings to charity."

The 21-year-old Bayern Munich fullback was born in a Ghanaian refugee camp after his parents fled the civil war in Liberia. The family came to Canada when Davies was five, eventually settling in Edmonton.

Just how much Davies' take of Canada's proceeds from the World Cup, which kicks off Nov. 21 in Qatar, will be has yet to be determined.

Canada welcomed me and my family & gave us the opportunity for a better life. it enabled me to live my dreams. It’s a great honour to play for Canada and I want to give back, so I’ve decided that I will donate this years World Cup earnings to charity.

Canada Soccer and the men's national team continue compensation negotiations, dissatisfaction over which caused the players to boycott a planned friendly against Panama in June in Vancouver. They reportedly were asking for an after-tax payment equivalent to 40 per cent of the expected eight-figure payout.

At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, FIFA provided a total of $791 million to the 32 participating teams, up 40 per cent compared to the 2014 tournament.

Of that, $400 million US was paid out as prize money, ranging from $38 million to the winner, $28 million to the runner-up and $24 million to the third-place team to $8 million to each of the teams eliminated at the group stage.

Each qualified team also received $1.5 million to cover preparation