Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A ceremony of signing of the Agreement between the Real Madrid Foundation and the Uzbek company El Golazo on the establishment of sports schools in the cities of Tashkent and Samarkand was held in Madrid at the headquarters of the Spanish club Real Madrid, Dunyo reported.

The event was attended by Enrique Sanchez González, Executive Vice President of the Spanish Football Club, Real Madrid Club Ambassador, legendary Argentinean footballer and coach Santiago Solari, Real Madrid Foundation General Director Julio González Ronco and others.

Sanchez Gonzalez noted that the opening of Real Madrid sports schools in Uzbekistan is a great opportunity to receive a sports education based on the principles of universal values, because teaching values from 7 to 12 years old is the best moment when a personality is formed in children.

“We are very pleased and proud that Real Madrid will share with its experience in the country with the greatest cultural and historical past, closely linked with Spain. The creation of new socio-sports projects of the Foundation is always a great joy for us, as this suggests that we are working to improve the lives of more children through our training methodology, based on values and love of football, with the best logo in the world: “Real Madrid,” he said.

The Spanish side was told in detail about all the details of the projects in Uzbekistan. Their importance was especially emphasized in the light of the republic’s modern policy of promoting a healthy lifestyle and social support for Uzbek youth, as well as its positive impact on the development and strengthening of cultural, sports and academic ties between our countries.

According to S. Solari, playing sports is an important factor in social integration and promotion of ethical values, such as solidarity, participation, team spirit, respect for the opponent, lack of discrimination and others. To this end, for many years, the Fund has been developing social projects on the model of social sports schools, which are one of the fundamental elements of the Real Madrid Foundation’s activities abroad.

“The main goal of our projects in Uzbekistan is to promote sports practice among children and youth, promoting the holistic development of their personality, offering alternatives to positive leisure and promoting a healthy lifestyle,” he emphasized.

The signed Agreement envisages the provision of the necessary training materials for the training of instructors and trainers, secondary schools No. 59 in Samarkand and No. 281 in Tashkent, the organization of internships with the aim of enhancing the experience and professional qualifications of both youth and coaching staff, as well as conducting master classes with leading world coaches and players, organization of training events for national coaches and others.

It should be noted that the Real Madrid Foundation is a non-profit organization created in 1997 on the basis of the Real Madrid football club. The objective of the fund is to preserve the club’s historical heritage, to disseminate and develop values related to sports activities and aimed at supporting the education and upbringing of children and youth around the world, as well as the inclusion of the most vulnerable segments of the population in social life. Currently, the Fund runs about 1000 projects in more than 100 countries.