“ElClásico is one of the most important sporting events in the world”

03/17/2022 at 20:30

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Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, stated this Thursday in Plaza de Callao in Madrid, on the occasion of the official inauguration of #ElClásicoEnMadrid with the participation of institutional representatives of that organization and the Madrid City Council, that this Sunday’s ElClásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona “It is one of the most important sporting events in the world.”

“ElClásico is one of the most important sporting events in the world and from LaLiga we want to go out to the streets to experience it to the fullest with our fans”, he said Thebes. “Although this game is lived globally, the city that hosts the meeting, Madrid, also coinciding with its world capital of sport, deserved that we make this deployment through some of its main corners & rdquor ;, added the president of The league.

During the event, the actions that will take place from March 17 to 20 were presented, as a prelude to the match that will be played on Real Madrid and the Barcelona on Sunday.

Sofia Miranda EstebanDelegate Councilor for Sports of the Madrid City Council, said at the event that “Madrid is not understood without football; and we are lucky enough to have great historical clubs for LaLiga, but I am convinced that the passion for football would not be the same without this centuries-old rivalry that turns each ElClásico into the game of the century. Because Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are close rivals; The greatness of the two clubs would not be understood if the other did not exist & rdquor ;.

For Ferdinand Sanzdirector of International Institutional Relations and director of the Ambassadors and Legends Program, said: “Those of us who have played ElClásico during our careers know that this match is not just another. It is lived among the fans in a special way since days before. Therefore, everything that involves approaching them during these days through interactive-sports activities is something very positive, which also serves to release the nerves that we all have until the ball starts rolling & rdquor ;.

Gaizka Mendieta, ambassador of LaLiga, assured that “with all the events organized by LaLiga and by the Madrid City Council, ElClásico is more eagerly awaited. These bodies scattered around the city help make people even more aware that the game is on Sunday & rdquor ;.

The Argentine also participated Javier saviolalegend of LaLiga and who played in both clubs, and who, from the Bar Alba, on Calle Goya and on the occasion of the Ruta de la Tapa, said that he hopes “an even game with both teams trending upwards and a spectacular meeting, as ElClasico has accustomed us throughout history & rdquor ;.

The classic It will be lived from March 17 to 20 throughout the city of Madrid, with activities for all audiences, from the Ruta de la Tapa to the distribution of Corpóreos in different representative points of Madrid, passing through multiple activities in the Plaza de Callao.

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