Football future is shinning bright

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00:00From Dubai perspective, this kind of tournament meets our strategic objectives.

00:08This kind of events help our players to be at international level,

00:17especially when they play with the best kind of clubs and training centres.

00:26There's a lot of players who come through this tournament, like Majid Hassan, Ali Salmeen,

00:33a lot of good players in Dubai clubs.

00:37We concentrate on under-16s and under-18s because it's a very important age,

00:45especially before going to the first team.

00:49That's why we consider this age as a very important age,

00:53to give them more experience in football and also outside programs.

00:59In Germany we spend not as much time as we spend here together,

01:04because in Germany we usually have training together in the evening,

01:07we have our championship on the weekend,

01:10but here we are very close together, we have the hotel,

01:14we have a very good organisation from the Dubai Sports Council,

01:18so that we can do something off the pitch.

01:21People in Dubai are very nice, the organisation of the tournament is very good on and off the pitch,

01:27and it's a very good experience for our players.

01:30The importance of this tournament for us is mainly the exchange,

01:36the exchange between sports and social cultures.

01:42It's very important for the exchange of cultures and social as well.

01:58It helps a lot in the development of their players, Flamengo players,

02:03and it's a high level of competitors here.

02:06This makes this whole situation very important for the formation of the athletes.

02:36We are playing in the Champions League for 16 years,

02:39for the future it's good, we have some players,

02:43for the future maybe two or three players,

02:45it's good when they play against strong teams.

02:49For the national team, the UEFA national team,

02:51and for the first team, Alwasser's first team, it's very good.

02:55I think the organisation is very, very good,

02:59I think the tournament is very good for the players under 16,

03:03because those players need to play matches,

03:06and for me, if these tournaments continue, it's good for the younger players.

03:14I like the equipment, I like the pitch, I like Dubai,

03:20I am very happy, and I think the organisation,

03:24if I put a number 1 or 10, for me it's 10.

03:33All Mengão matches

03:36in the State championship and in the Brazilian League.

03:39Only on Premiere!

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