Genuine Barça-Penya Blaugrana de La Roca friendly

El PBR Genuine, new adapted soccer team de la Penya Blaugrana de la Roca del Vallès, will face this next Sunday, January 16, the Fundació Barça Genuine team, as reported by the FCB Clubs and Supporters Clubs Football Association. The friendly will be played at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper at 12 noon, on the initiative of FC Barcelona with the director of the Masia, Miquel Puig, together with Ester Morillas, of the Barça Foundation; Barça Penyes; and the Penya Blaugrana La Roca del Vallès.

It is anticipated let there be a match back at the Santa Agnès Municipal Camp. This Sunday’s game is open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. The Penya Blaugrana de la Roca currently has 14 teams. The entity believes in sport as a vehicle of values ​​and is committed to becoming an inclusive club that encourages participation and respect for diversity. That is why they have promoted a mixed soccer team for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health disorders.

The initiative has the collaboration of the Fundació Viver de Bell-lloc de Cardedeu.

The project is in an initial phase and the team is made up of eight people from Viver de Bell-lloc and other entities in the territory. The participants are preparing physically and technically to be able to participate in a league soon. The trainings are held on Tuesdays from 7:00 p.m. at 8.15pm. The sport is a tool to acquire personal and social skills with many benefits for the personal development of people with disabilities. To participate in the team, interested persons they can get in touch with Penya Blaugrana de la Roca through the email ‘coordinacio@penyablaugrana.cat’.