The initiative begins on Saturday in Cornella el Prat and on March 28 in Riazor.
PARIS, March 21 (Benin News) –
The president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, and the president of the ONCE social group, Miguel Carballeda, signed an agreement on Monday to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the events organized by the Spanish Football Federation, including the Spanish citizen. Team matches.
This agreement will reinforce the initiatives that will start in Cornella El Prat on Saturday 26 March and in Riazor on 28 March, on the occasion of the friendly matches against Albania and Iceland, where volunteers from the ONCE Foundation will help people with reduced mobility who will come to watch the matches.
The agreement also includes other measures such as the creation of an annual ONCE commemorative voucher linked to the RFEF, policies aimed at achieving full access to Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas and training and promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workplace.
During the presentation of the agreement, President of the Russian Football Federation Luis Rubiales stressed that this signing “is the beginning” of cooperation between the two entities. “We are two institutions whose job it is to make people happy. Football is a passion, it is a matter of feelings. And the fact that the RFEF provides ONCE, and vice versa, with meeting points so that people in difficulty can have fun, means a lot,” he said.
“I sign a lot of things, but this is one of the things that excites me the most. We will start and from now on I can tell you that we will be the best team.”
For his part, Miguel Carballeda, president of the social group ONCE, emphasized that this cooperation “will help citizens who have the most difficulty join the leisure, entertainment and passion that moves the masses.” “The RFEF’s commitment will also make us a role model in other countries,” he added before thanking Luis Rubiales for having “always” taken into account the ONCE social group.
