UEFA signs an agreement with Disney

Women's football continues its growth. Although the gap with the masculine one is still very wide, from the Confederations they look for to diminish the margin by means of diverse agreements.

Given this, UEFA and Disney signed a collaboration agreement to encourage girls between 5 and 8 years to dedicate themselves to football. The action will be carried out under the protection of the Playmakers program, and will have as a guideline the inspiration generated by the characters of “Incredibles 2”.

The Federations of Scotland, Norway, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Romania and Serbia will be the pioneers in the implementation of the agreement. In schools, clubs and social communities; The teachers will have as an axis to encourage participants to interpret the roles of the characters Elastigirl, Violet, Mr Incredible and Dash. Using football's characteristic material, it seeks to promote teamwork and imagination.

"If you are going to teach football through the power of telling stories and playing, you have to do it with the best stories and characters in the world, and Disney is the perfect partner for this. By taking that magic and implementing the first grassroots football program for pan-European girls, we will give any of them the best possible chance to fall in love with football, "said Nadine Kessler, Head of Women's Soccer at UEFA.

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