Meet the President of the European Football Association
Mansour bin Mohammed stresses the value of uniting efforts to create a better sports future
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, stressed the importance of the role played by sport in general, and football in particular, as an industry that has a clear contribution to the global economy, with the game’s immense popularity in various parts of the world, in terms of its impact on Providing millions of job opportunities in clubs, federations, academies and partner institutions specialized in organizing events, manufacturing equipment, media and health related institutions, and others, in addition to its social dimension through its impact on the morale of billions of game fans around the world, as well as the opportunities it can contribute to achieving More rapprochement between peoples.
His Highness noted the UAE's keenness to create a better future for the world through cooperation with the international community, launching major initiatives and organizing events that unite the efforts of the world and provide their best experiences, the most important of which is Expo 2020 Dubai, pointing to the permanent endeavor of the Dubai Sports Council to contribute to the dissemination and development of The game of football by strengthening cooperation with federations, clubs and international institutions to achieve development and sports goals, and to participate in creating a better future for all workers in this sector, whether through the “Dubai International Sports Conference” organized annually by the Dubai Sports Council and considered a global platform for the development of football, Or by qualifying specialized cadres in all areas of football and providing the best atmosphere for young people through specialized programs and academies and official tournaments for various stages.
This came when His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received this afternoon (Saturday) His Excellency Aleksander Ceferin, President of the European Football Association, at the headquarters of Expo 2020 Dubai, in the presence of His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council.
The meeting was also attended by His Excellency Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, Theodore Theodorides, General Secretary of the European Football Association, and Zoran Alkovic, Director of National Associations in the European Football Association.
His Highness, the President of the Dubai Sports Council, welcomed the President of the European Football Association, praising the constructive cooperation relations between the Council and the Federation for years, and the common desire to strengthen them to serve the goals and aspirations of both sides to advance the game, and spread awareness of how to employ it as a positive means that serves societies and had to develop them for the better.
For his part, the President of the European Football Association expressed his thanks to His Highness the President of the Dubai Sports Council and his appreciation for the efforts made by the Council and for its keenness to strengthen cooperation with the Federation to support the game of football, and enhance its positive impact on the economic and social levels, whether at the level of the region or the world, congratulating His Highness for the distinguished hosting of Expo 2020 Dubai, which constitutes its importance as the most important global event in which various countries share their cultures and innovations that will shape the future of the world.
During the meeting, the most prominent upcoming global sporting events and efforts to improve the game of European and international football, raise the level of its positive impact on societies, and provide the best atmosphere for workers in its scope of clubs, institutions, players, coaches and workers in all disciplines were discussed.
At the end of the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum presented the shield of the Dubai Sports Council to the President of the European Football Association in appreciation of the role of the Federation in spreading and developing football.
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