(From left to right: The Hon. Floyd Green, MP, Minister of State – Education, Youth and Information; Andres Muntaner, New Projects & Clinics Campus Manager, The Real Madrid Foundation; Adam Stewart, Deputy Chairman of Sandals Resorts International and President of Sandals Foundation; His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica; The Hon. Alando Terrelonge, MP, Minister of State- Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports; Michael Rickets, President of Jamaica Football Federation)

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) proudly announced their new collaboration with The Real Madrid Foundation to implement the first-ever series of soccer clinics at Beaches Resorts in 2019.

Hosted in partnership with the Sandals Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International, these world-class educational and training program will take place over two, separate 5-day periods the first being at Negril, Jamaica on May 14-20, 2019 and the second at Providenciales, Turks and Caicos on May 22-28, 2019. Each training session will feature immersive instruction and sport values sessions by the Real Madrid Foundation coaches.

“Partnering with Real Madrid Foundation presents a unique opportunity for us to bring local Caribbean children together with guests of the resorts, over the most popular sport in the world – soccer,” said Adam Stewart, Deputy Chairman of Sandals Resorts International. “Our work with the Sandals Foundation aims to improve the communities of the Caribbean, and this partnership is an exciting way for us to continue these efforts and facilitate bonds between visitors and locals alike.” For Andres Muntaner, Real Madrid Foundation' Clinics Manager, "working with the Sandals Foundation is a new opportunity to educate the Caribbean kids using soccer for everyone."

Real Madrid Foundation develops different social sport schools in the Caribbean region for underserved children in collaboration with NGOs. Both the Real Madrid Foundation and the Sandals Foundation are committed in CSR projects in the region, and the benefits from the clinics program will be invested in both Foundation’s projects in the region.

Beaches Resorts will offer limited packages at an introductory price of $495 to vacationing guests, ages 6 – 17 years, to participate while on holiday as part of the resort company’s LIV+ Program, a series of exclusive events to enhance guests’ vacation experience. Additionally, a reserved number of spaces will also be made available for the Sandals Foundation to invite local children, as well as coaches, in each island to participate complimentary and have the opportunity to learn values, tricks and skills directly from the professionals of the Real Madrid Foundation, selected by the Real Madrid Academy one of the world’s most internationally acclaimed soccer clubs. Through their relationship for the clinics program, Beaches Resorts and The Sandals Foundation will support the Real Madrid Foundation’s goal to foster grassroots sports to all level of players to promote good values and will help contribute to the development of young players in the region through these events.