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Everton star Richarlison has displayed the incredible results of a charity match he supported in a heart-warming social media post.

The 22-year-old has been back in his native Brazil over the summer, helping his country claim their first Copa America triumph in 12 years earlier this month by scoring in their 3-1 win over Peru in the final.

The youngster was granted an extended break by the Blues and used that time to promote a charity match in his hometown Nova Venecia last weekend.

And the forward has now shared a heartwarming message on Instagram showing just how much the game managed to raise for communities in need in his local area.

His post read: "6.4 tons of food collected. If there is a chance of making a small difference in one's life, do not think twice. Thank you, once again, Nova Venécia and the whole region!"

According to Gazeta Online , the match attracted approximately 3,000 people to the Zenor Pedrosa Rocha stadium - and the amount of food raised is twice as much as the same event managed in 2018.

Earlier this month, Richarlison received the Commendation of Sporting Merit Jose de Anchieta Fontana on Wednesday - the highest honour an athlete of the Espirito Santo state can receive.

And the Everton man used his platform to call on the government to invest more in education.

As quoted by Gazeta Online , he told the Legislative Assembly: "I do not know how this works, I have no idea, but I wanted to ask the government to invest more in education.

"Many will miss out because they lack investment. So I ask you to invest more in education, which is very important for our state to grow."