Today the training sessions of the FC Málaga City Academy began at the Francisco Muñoz Pérez municipal stadium, which during the next two seasons will be installed in the city with the aim of training futures promises of international football. The objective of this academy is to get the athlete to understand the football as a lifestyle and provide them with the necessary tools to progress in professional soccer.
This initiative has been a success as it has more than one one hundred young people come from different parts of the world. In this sense, the organization has indicated that, due to the high number of people interested in being part of this sports project, a waiting list for next season and thus serve young people who have not been able to participate in this edition.
Likewise, the municipal manager, Begoña Ortiz, has declared that this project will bring many benefits to the city, since will expand the sports offer and it will contribute to promoting Estepona’s image as an attractive destination for physical activities. In this regard, he pointed out that the city has some first class facilities that allow the practice of numerous outdoor disciplines throughout the year.
In addition, he has underlined the economic impact it will have on the municipality, since foreign students they will stay in Estepona for the ten months that lasts the training period. FC Málaga City will contribute annually a canon that will be destined for the facility improvement municipal sports, as well as an economic item that will be used for the promotion, development and sponsorship of a local athlete with projection.