JAKARTA - Footballer from Senegal, Sadio Mane received the Socrates Award on the Ballon d'Or gala night which was held in Paris on Monday night. What award is that?
The humanitarian action that Mane often takes is the background of the award aimed at him. The player who is now in the Bayern Munich uniform is known to be active in carrying out social activities.
Mane often helps people who are less fortunate in their country, Senegal. He also pays attention to victims of conflict.
Quoted from the Mirror, when Mane went on stage to receive this award, a video was also shown showing the footballer doing social activities. He did not hesitate to go directly to provide assistance to the community.
"I thank you very much for this award and I am happy to be here with you," Mane said in his speech quoted by the Mirror.
"I'm very happy with what I can do for people to get better," he continued.
His slick appearance on the field led Mane to fame and abundant wealth. However, Mane has a lifestyle different from most other footballers where he chose a simple life.
The Socrates Award was inspired by a Brazilian national team legend, Socrates, who is a footballer as well as a doctor. His intelligence is not only shown on the field, but also in other fields outside of football.
Socrates started his career in football from 1973 with Botafogo-SP and retired at the same club in 1989 after defending clubs such as Corinthias, Flamengo, to Fiorentina.
Not only a footballer and doctor, Socrates is also the founder of the Democratic Movement that serves to oppose military rule in Brazil in the 1980s.
Soccers died in 2011 at the age of 57. His name was later immortalized as one of the fighters for Brazil.
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