Puyol to mentor du Football finalists in Dubai
— Carles Puyol, LaLiga legend and former FC Barcelona captain, will be in Dubai on March 18 to mentor the finalist teams in du Football Champions, a partnership with LaLiga, which created the only international scouting platform in the Middle East.
In a face off reminiscent of their Clasico matches, Puyol will be joined by Michel Salgado, former Real Madrid star player. Each will mentor one of the duFC final teams on Friday, March 17 ahead of their title matches on March 18 and will continue to coach them during their final games at Dubai Mall.
Osman Sultan, CEO du, commenting on the news, said, “In a short period of time, du Football Champions, in partnership with LaLiga has taken youth football to new heights, producing pro-footballers for LaLiga teams and attracting the attention of top clubs and teams locally and regionally. Part of the ground breaking duFC platform is providing gifted players exposure to the world’s best footballers. We make today the champions of tomorrow.”
Commenting on the news, Fernando Sanz, LaLiga General Director in Mena & Head of International Projects, said: “We are proud that our partnership with du Football Champions has already produced LaLiga worthy talent in the UAE. We look forward to continuing to give top-notch youth footballers the opportunity to experience the best of Spanish football with LaLiga legends, Puyol and Salgado, in addition to other longer-term programs such as the LaLiga HPC, providing scouted talents with the highest-level training year-round. I am looking forward to the mentoring clinic and the Finals at Dubai Mall.”
The top eight finalist teams from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the Northern Emirates will face off against each other.