The captain of FC Barcelona, Alexia Putellaslaunched the new foundation this Wednesday, ‘eleven’, where she will strive to improve opportunities for girls in disadvantaged situations through football. In an event held at Casa Seat in Barcelona, the soccer player was accompanied by Xavi Puig director of women’s Barça, Elena Fort, vice president of Barça, or some well-known face of Barça like basketball Roger Grimau either Ricky Rubio.
Alexia aim for’Eleven‘ to reduce gender inequality in sport and give more than 300 girls around the world the opportunity to enjoy and learn from football. The foundation not only aims to educate them about the sport, but also offers them a platform for building leadership skills and confidence. “Football is more than a game; it’s a way to inspire and motivate girls to be strong and confident. We want every girl to have the opportunity to thrive, regardless of their situation,” she said. Alexia.
The captain began by thanking everyone present: “For me it is an honor that you are interested in knowing about this project. As you can see, I will be a vehicle for all of this. They will be the protagonist, the girls in a situation that luckily I “didn’t have to live with thanks to the family I have and the stability of my environment, but I know that it’s not always like that with other families and other children woman.”
One of the mollet He admitted that this initiative was born in the worst moment of his life: “It started in my worst professional moment, and one of the worst personally, which was when I broke my knee. You all know how important football is to me , now you will see.” , and it became complicated because we are used to going without looking back and our only goal is to try to win. When the ligament thing happened to me, I found myself in a situation that became impossible for me. to move forward no matter how much I want nine months and no matter what training I do I can’t come back sooner and that situation means that the creativity I have when it comes to playing, I don’t know how to express. this.
About the name of his foundation: “It’s because it’s the number I wear and I’ve always liked it. It’s a number where I feel reflective, it inspires me. I always feel connected to this number, which I wore throughout my football life at the club of my dreams.
Source: La Verdad
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