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Contents 4 36 16 44 Report 04 Schools 28 Corazón Classic Match 2015: ‘Your ticket, their future’ Close of the 2014-15 season Campus 10 Luis de Carlos Forum 36 Taking football and basketball to the whole world The 9 Basketball European Cups Basketball 40 Interview 16 - Slaughter visits the Foundation’s Steve McManaman wheelchair basketball school News 18 - Students at adapted schools, in the Final - Real Madrid Foundation holds its Four Charity Golf Tournament Real Madrid heritage 44 - Start of the Amateur Padel Circuit 2015 Real Madrid Basketball: the continent’s most decorated team Training 26 Training course for coaches at the new schools Volunteers 50 in Colombia Join us! Publisher: Real Madrid Communication. Coordinator: Julio Fernández. Director of Communication: Antonio Galeano. Editor-in-chief: Milagros Baztán. Writers: Elena Llamazares, Pablo Publications: David Mendoza. Fernández and Isabel Tutor. Editors: Javier Palomino and Madori Okano. Head of Design: Noelia Corbatón. Layout: Arantza Antero and Photography: Real Madrid Heritage Centre, the Real Madrid Carlos F. García. Image Processing: David Monserrat. Translation: Foundation, Ángel Martínez, Helios de la Rubia, Víctor Carretero, David Nelson. Secretary: Antonia López. Head of Development: Elisa Estrada, Pedro Castillo and Antonio Villalba. Carlos Silgado. Production: Jorge Barazón and Iván Sánchez. Publishing and distribution: Printing: LITOFINTER. Legal deposit number: M-11535-2002. EDICIONES REUNIDAS, S.A. GRUPO ZETA CORPORATE MAGAZINES c/ Orduña, 3 (3ª planta). 28034 Madrid. Tel: 915 863 300. The Real Madrid Foundation accepts no Director of Corporate Publications: Óscar Voltas. responsibility for the opinions of the contributors. Deputy Director: Antonio Guerrero. 3 03 Sumario 50 ING.indd 3 7/8/15 13:59 Report CORAZÓN CLASSIC MATCH 2015 ‘Your ticket, their future’ Real Madrid Legends faced Liverpool Legends in the latest edition of the charity Corazón Classic Match. The hosts ran out 4-2 winners in a festival of goals and solidarity, all with the aim of helping children at risk of social exclusion. 04-09 Corazon Classic Match2015 ING.indd 4 7/8/15 14:01 04-09 Corazon Classic Match2015 ING.indd 5 7/8/15 14:01 Corazón Classic Match 2015 There was a great turnout from Real Madrid's fans for the Corazón Classic Match, with the Santiago Bernabéu nearly full and a festive, family atmosphere at the stadium. Before the start of the match the young fans also enjoyed the presentation of prizes from a 7-a-side tournament to fan clubs in the alevín (under-12s) and benjamín (under-10s) categories. Everyone there was united by a single cause: raising money to buy classroom materials for more than 20,000 children at risk of social exclusion, within the Promoting School Success programme run by the Spanish Red Cross, with collaboration from Atresmedia and El Corte Inglés. Thrills and great football Big and small alike enjoyed the fine football on display from the Real Madrid and Liverpool legends, veteran footballers who proved the truth of the saying: “Once you’ve got it, you never lose it”. The Reds got the first goals, with two headers - the first from Kewell in the 18th minute, the second from Owen, three minutes later, both coming from McAteer crosses. The English side even had the chance to make it 3-0 from a Fowler direct free- kick, but his shot hit the bar. And the woodwork was involved again after 35 minutes, this time stopping a Salgado volley going in after a Roberto Carlos cross. The home side began to dominate from there on, and their first goal came from a penalty two minutes before half-time. Carragher gave it away, 6 04-09 Corazon Classic Match2015 ING.indd 6 7/8/15 14:01 parquesur.com Corazón Classic Match 2015 The players of both teams salute the fans who turned out in their thousands for the latest edition of the Corazón Classic Match. using his hand to prevent a Zidane header, from and José Luis Sánchez in the VIP box. a Solari cross, finding the net. Roberto Carlos With this edition of the Corazón Classic Match converted the penalty with a fierce shot. At the break the Real Madrid Foundation demonstrated once it was 1-2 and Real Madrid Legends’ come-back was again its social work in favour of the least fortunate on, led by Zinedine Zidane and Roberto Carlos. in society, in this case children in situations of The second half started as the first had extreme vulnerability. The aim of the Spanish Red finished. After six minutes another handball in the Cross Promoting School Success programme, box from Carragher led to another penalty, once started three years ago, is to reduce truancy and again masterfully converted by Roberto Carlos. academic failure rates. During the match the fans The scoreboard read 2-2 while the fans showed formed the Spanish Red Cross symbol to draw their delight with a Mexican wave. With Real Madrid attention to the initiative. Legends now on track, they made it 3-2 in the 67th In previous editions of the Corazón Classic minute from Amavisca, who neatly turned Abel Match, Real Madrid Legends have played the Xavier and found a gap between the Liverpool veterans from iconic teams (AC Milan, Bayern defender’s legs to beat Reds keeper Westerveld. Munich, Manchester United, Juventus, Inter Milan…) Fifteen minutes later, Iván Pérez made it 4-2, raising funds for investigation into sudden cardiac stabbing home after some great play on the left death syndrome, the Real Madrid Foundation’s wing started by Roberto Carlos and continued by social sports programme in Africa, charity snacks Amavisca. The match was broadcast on La Sexta, for more than 5,000 boys and girls living at risk with Antonio Esteva and Marcos López in the throughout Spain, and social sports activities in commentary box, Susana Guasch on the touchline children’s shelters. 8 04-09 Corazon Classic Match2015 ING.indd 8 7/8/15 14:02 Match stats: Real Madrid Leyendas: Buyo, Salgado, Roberto Carlos, Sanchís, Zidane, Morientes, Seedorf, Karembeu, Fernando Sanz, Solari and Makelele. Substitutes: Contreras, Rojas, García Cortés, Pavón, Sabido, Congo, Butragueño, Iván Pérez, McManaman, Velasco, Owen and Amavisca. Liverpool Legends: Dudek, Kvarme, McAteer, McManaman, Fowler, Owen, Harkness, Luis García, Berger, Kewell and Carragher. Substitutes: Westerveld, Jones, Abel Xavier, Henchoz, Rush, Smicer, Morientes, Diao, Thompson, Partridge and Bellamy. Goals: 0-1 (min. 18): Kewell. 0-2 (min. 21): Owen. 1-2 (min. 43): Roberto Carlos. 2-2 (min. 51): Roberto Carlos. 3-2 (min. 67): Amavisca. 4-2 (min. 82): Iván Pérez. Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila. 9 04-09 Corazon Classic Match2015 ING.indd 9 7/8/15 14:02 Campus Taking football and basketball to the whole world 10 10-14 Campus 50 ING.indd 10 11/8/15 11:19 Benzema, Keylor Navas, Marcelo, Bale, and Nacho, visited the Campus Experience organised by the Foundation in Madrid. A review of the highlights of the football and basketball camps run all over the globe by the Real Madrid Foundation. This summer we’ve increased our focus on basketball, with resounding success. 11 10-14 Campus 50 ING.indd 11 11/8/15 11:19 Campus The Real Madrid Foundation will take football and its sporting values to more than 40 destinations this summer. The VI Campus Experience will bring, until 5 September, football, technical skills and the values of the Real Madrid players to more than 3,000 participants. Boys and girls between seven and 17 years old, from more than 80 different countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas will be able to benefit from the experience of more than 250 professionals, including teachers, physiotherapists and nutrition experts. All of whom form part of this edition of the Madrid is the main venue of the camps located Campus Experience, which has established itself as in Spain, with the principal sites for the activities the international leader for this type of camp. being the emblematic Ciudad Real Madrid in The Campus Experience is divided into three Valdebebas, and the campus at Villaviciosa de different categories: Football, Technical Football Odón. King's College Campus is also used for those Skills, focused on registered players, and the who wish to add English language practice to their Iker Casillas Goalkeepers Camp. Each of these sporting experience. offers a programme specially structured to work In this year’s edition, the participants at the on specific football tactics and techniques. It also football camps were also able to enjoy a visit from uses a carefully designed Comprehensive Sports some of the first-team players. Marcelo, Bale, Development Programme with three basic types of Nacho, Benzema and Keylor Navas gave a great activities: training, sports education and Experience surprise to the 900 boys and girls taking part in the activities focused on interpersonal relationships and Campus Experience organised by the Real Madrid values, all oriented towards personal and sporting Foundation held at the start of July. development.