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Local children receive gift of community football pitch

Community project launched to deliver football for children of Cañada Real

Watch our video to see the opening of a new community football pitch in the Cañada Real district of Madrid, giving local children and young people a safe place to play sport.

FedEx Express (FedEx) and the UEFA Foundation for Children have today both participated in the opening of a new community football pitch in the Cañada Real district of Madrid, giving local children and young people a safe place to play sport.

The area is one of Spain’s most economically disadvantaged and as a result lacks facilities for children and young people. The new pitch will provide a fully functional and environmentally sustainable facility, equipped with floodlighting and changing facilities. The pitch has been donated to Red Deporte y Cooperación, a Madrid-based non-profit that is part of the streetfootballworld network, to run long-term community-based programs.

This initiative is part of a collaboration between FedEx, main sponsor of the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Foundation for Children. The organizations are working together with streetfootballworld, the global non-profit network that uses football to drive social change, to identify communities that would benefit most from a dedicated sports field.

The pitch was constructed from an innovative, modular design that has low running costs and is guaranteed by the manufacturer for eight years. It was constructed in less than a week before being officially handed over by UEFA Foundation and FedEx to the community at a ceremony held today.

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