Las Vinas de Huetor Vega Municipal Sports Center hosted the Ciudad de la Alhambra International Veterans Football Tournament. This event, which arrived in the province on June 4, and 5, was the fifth consecutive year. The final, which Veteranos De Leganes beat A.D. Torredonjimeno by a narrow margin), and the award ceremony took place in the Hueteno municipality.
The most thrilling moment came when the proceeds (18,000 Euros) were delivered Carmen and Lucia. These are the 11-year-old girls of Granada, who are the main protagonists of the event. They were diagnosed with PCI at the tender age of three years.
Over 2,500 veterans soccer players aged 35-45 years, from England, Spain, Poland and Morocco, took part in over 200 matches that were held in the cities of Granada and Monachil.
Pena Deportiva Ebano Futbol 7 Huetor Vega’s veteran squad. / IDEAL
It was a sunny, happy day of coexistence, passion for soccer, and a desire to help the cause of Carmen & Lucia. The idea behind this activity was to bring together competition, camaraderie and solidarity in one football tournament. It has become one of the most important veteran soccer tournaments at European level. It’s a sports, social, and altruistic initiative with the goal of promoting sport, instilling humanitarian value, and promoting the municipalities and province of Granada.
This sporting event was a charity, with well-known football players from the past displaying their support for this cause. Pepe Montoro (director of the tournament) stated in Huetor Vega, that what started almost a decade ago in Granada was “something small in Granada”, and that the organization is committed in carrying out various activities aimed to financing treatment for the two minors of Granada.