Olympique de Marseille continues to write the history of French Football, but this time outside the Ligue 1 fields. The Marseille club announced this Saturday the launch of its very first football team for amputees, an unprecedented initiative for a French elite club.
This is therefore a first in the professional football landscape in France. By creating this team, OM is implementing an initiative that reflects the values of inclusion and solidarity held by the Marseille club.
A team sponsored by Romain Alessandrini!
The OM amputee team will be able to count on the support of former Olympian, Romain Alessandrini, who will be its official sponsor. This team, which will take part in its first training session at the OM Campus tomorrow, will also compete in the French amputee football championship from February 8 or 9, where first place is synonymous with qualification for the Champions League. discipline. A superb initiative that OM and Treizième Homme are proud to put in place, as reported by Fabrizio Ravanelli, the club's institutional and sporting advisor:
« Football is the most popular sport there is and, as such, it is necessary that it remains accessible to everyone. In this regard, we are particularly proud to be the first McDonald's League 1 club to have an amputee football section. OM and Treizième Homme attach great importance to inclusiveness, and we are convinced that this team will contribute to upholding the club's values and making it shine, on and off the pitch.»
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