Antonio Rudiger was born and raised in Germany but he doesn't forget his Sierra Leonean roots.
Marca report that the Real Madrid defender will fund the surgeries of 11 children from Sierra Leone. The Germany international has donated his World Cup bonus money to this good cause.
The 'extremely complex' surgeries will treat patients with congenital club feet, a condition in which the sole of the foot is facing backward.
"It hurts to see the circumstances in which children in Sierra Leone are growing up," Rudiger told Marca.
"During surgery, the misalignment is corrected before the patients are finally able to walk and participate in social life, after several months of follow-up treatment.
"I have been given opportunities in Germany that many people in Sierra Leone are denied. I am grateful for these opportunities and I greatly appreciate the privileged situation I am in.
"Helping here is a matter of honor for me. I would like to implement many more projects in Sierra Leone with my family in the future."
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