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DSC Receives Getafe Club's Delegation

As part of Dubai Sports Council's permanent efforts to open channels of contact with international sports corporations & clubs, the Council received Monday 27th June 2011 the delegation members of Getafe Club from Spain.

Getafe Club is decided to join the next edition of the Spanish League with a new name "Getafe - Dubai Team", as the Emirates Royal Group has bought most shares of the Club.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Sharif the Secretary General of DSC held a meeting with the delegation's members in the presence of several Directors of the Council's departments. The meeting tackled means of cooperation & dealt with methods to be followed to exchange scientific & practical experiences aiming to promote the sports sector of Dubai.

Getafe Club's delegation was headed by Mr. Ankhil Torres the Club's President. The delegation was also joined by Mr. Sulaiman Al-Batti the Projects ' Director in the Emirates Royal Group / Mr. Qaysar Rafiq the Partner & Delegate Member in the Emirates Royal Group along with several official persons of the Club.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Sharif presented a synopsis on DSC and explained the Council's strategic plan 2011-2015. He confirmed that the Council is keen to boost relations with Getafe Club during the upcoming period to develop the football level in Dubai, particularly in the juniors' sector. He added that both parties may organize workshops to seek advanced means for managing professional clubs, taking into consideration that the method followed by Spain to manage clubs is a world pioneer model.   

Mr. Torres explained methods followed to manage Getafe Club / made a brief on the most important points of the Club's sports & trading strategies for the next season. He referred that the first team of the Club is planning to visit Dubai during the upcoming period to play several friendly matches. He also revealed that they may host several juniors to get training sessions in Getafe Academy, which is currently joined by more than 1500 players. 

The meeting made enlightenment on Dubai clubs which are affiliated DSC and made a brief on the sports activities, practiced in the aforementioned clubs. The meeting also focused on the achievements attained by Dubai clubs, including the several titles gained during the last decades particularly in football field.

The meeting dealt with activities & events organized by the Council; the most important of which are: Hamdan Bin Mohammed Football Championship / Dubai International Sports Conference, held successfully five times with massive local, Arabian & international participations.