The Real Madrid Foundation and Laureus Sport for Good strengthen their commitment to adapted sports
Emilio Butragueño and Marcel Desailly signed the agreement at Ciudad Real Madrid.
The Real Madrid Foundation and Laureus Sport for Good have formalized a collaboration agreement to strengthen the sustainability of the adapted and inclusive football schools project for people with disabilities. This initiative aims to ensure access to sports for those who still face physical, social, and cultural barriers that prevent them from participating on equal terms.
The agreement was signed during an institutional event held in the boardroom of Ciudad Real Madrid, where the Laureus delegation was welcomed by Emilio Butragueño, Director of Institutional Relations for Real Madrid; Julio González Ronco, General Director of the Real Madrid Foundation; and Silvia Montes‑Jovellar, Project Director. Emilio Butragueño and Marcel Desailly, a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy, signed the ratification protocol.
The Foundation's methodology
In Spain, many people with disabilities still face significant obstacles to accessing sports, such as a lack of adapted facilities, a shortage of inclusive programs, and the absence of specialized professionals. The Real Madrid Foundation schools promote social sports activities that enhance health, social interaction, and the development of social, emotional, and motor skills. The project applies the Foundation's proprietary educational methodology, For a REAL Education: Values and Sport, which combines sports practice with training in values such as respect, equality, and teamwork, provided by personnel specifically trained for this purpose.
Beneficiaries
During the last season, nearly a hundred participants benefited from the schools funded by Laureus Sport for Good, including Inclusiva Orcasur, Adapted Seniors Orcasur, TEA (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Móstoles, TEA Plata y Castañar, Adapted Seniors Alcobendas, and Adapted Valdebernardo. Behind each group and each session are improvements in health and self-esteem, as well as families who find a safe, adapted, and respectful environment for their children.
Desailly: “Our collaboration can generate a real and lasting impact”
“Our relationship with Real Madrid and the Real Madrid Foundation has a long history and is based on shared values such as excellence, respect, ambition, and above all, inclusion. Over many years, we have seen how our collaboration can generate a real and lasting impact. Today marks an important step forward and demonstrates once again how sport, and particularly football, can inspire and use its enormous power and influence for good.”
“By formalizing this agreement, we strengthen our joint work to expand adapted and inclusive football schools for people with disabilities. This is more than a program; it is a statement of principles. The belief that every person, regardless of physical, social, or cultural barriers, deserves the opportunity to play, belong, grow, and experience the joy that sport brings.”
Butragueño: “We reaffirm our shared commitment to ensuring that sport is a right for everyone”
“This collaboration has great social and educational value for the Real Madrid Foundation. Despite growing visibility, many people with disabilities in Spain continue to face barriers limiting their access to sports. Our adapted and inclusive schools were created to address this reality, using sport and teamwork to improve well-being, strengthen essential skills, and foster a true sense of belonging. Together with Laureus, we reaffirm our shared commitment to ensuring that sport is a real and transformative right for everyone.”
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