![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-arsenal-cult-hero-with-38m-in-earnings-now-im-part-owner-of-efl-club/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/RAS-OFF-PLATFORM-HECTOR-BELLERIN-FGR.jpg&description=GOING FOR GREEN Published : 11:50, 21 Aug 2023 Updated : 11:51, 21 Aug 2023 HECTOR BELLERIN has earned a whopping £38million in a stellar football career. But still only aged 28, the Spanish full-back is already preparing for life after his playing days. 3 Hector Bellerin, right, was a three-time FA Cup winner with Arsenal Credit: Getty The three-time FA Cup winner, LaLiga champion and Copa del Rey victor linked up with eco-club Forest Green Rovers in September 2020. Bellerin invested cash to become the EFL side's second-largest shareholder in his continued support for the environment and sustainability. Forest Green are the world's finest vegan and carbon-neutral club with chairman Dale Vince introducing a series of measures to go green - including renewable energy, bamboo kits , plant-based food for players and fans and a new wood-based stadium . And Bellerin , who went vegan in 2017, was determined to use his public profile and platform to do his part and raise awareness. The minority owner said: "I was really excited when I first discovered the opportunity to get involved at Forest Green Rovers – and the brilliant work the club is already doing. "It's important that I invest in things I am passionate about – and I'm excited to help push football into having a sustainable future. 'Forest Green Rovers prove to clubs who say 'they don't have resources to be sustainable' – that it is possible. With the new stadium, being carbon-neutral and vegan the club is doing some mind-blowing work. "People have a universal love of football, so there's no better industry to promote sustainability – and what we can do as football supporters to be more environmentally conscious. 'I became a vegan around three years ago and at first, I just wanted to try it and detox my body. Initially, I thought I'd eat meat as a 'treat' – but, being vegan just worked for me. "After a month of being vegan, I felt stronger – and I didn't struggle with ankle injuries anymore. I began to feel more en){kind=link}
HECTOR BELLERIN has earned a whopping £38million in a stellar football career.
But still only aged 28, the Spanish full-back is already preparing for life after his playing days.
The three-time FA Cup winner, LaLiga champion and Copa del Rey victor linked up with eco-club Forest Green Rovers in September 2020.
Bellerin invested cash to become the EFL side’s second-largest shareholder in his continued support for the environment and sustainability.
Forest Green are the world’s first vegan and carbon-neutral club with chairman Dale Vince introducing a series of measures to go green – including renewable energy, bamboo kits, plant-based food for players and fans and a new wood-based stadium.